The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.
10 Bible characters who were single for some time
1. Joseph (who later married an Egyptian priest's daughter)
2. Boaz (who married Ruth in later life)
3. Jephthah's daughter (probably because her life was cut short)
4. Jeremiah (commanded not to marry)
5. Daniel (who apparently remained unmarried)
6. Nehemiah
7. John the Baptist
8. Anna was married for seven years but was a widow for many years
9. Paul (who may have been a widower)
10. The Lord Jesus himself
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