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.

Day Conference on Islam


It was good to be back at the seminary in Finchley again last Saturday this time to hear Tim Dieppe on the subject of the Challenge of Islam. Tim heads up Christian Concern and over the years had gathered a great deal of information about Islam in this country and written on it many times (much of this has been put together in a recently piblished book). The pattern of the day was that Tim spoke in the morning and took questions and then after lunch (kindly provided) he did something similar but more on reaching Muslims rather than simply on Islam. At the end of the day we heard from a converted Muslim seeking to win others to Christ to this day, an appropriate way to close.

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