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 Unnnamed men in the Bible

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Here are ten men who appear in the Bible but whose names are not given and the names given them by tradition.
  1. The blasphemer of Leviticus 24
  2. The prophet of Judges 6 (Phinehas)
  3. The man of God in 1 Kings 13 (Iddo or Jadon)
  4. The Magi or wisemen (Caspar, Melchior, Balthasar)
  5. The rich young ruler
  6. The man born blind in John 9 (Celidonius)
  7. The thief on the cross who repented (Dismas)
  8. The thief on the cross who didn't repent(Titus or Gestaas)
  9. The soldier who pierced Jesus's side (Longinus)
  10. The Ethiopian eunuch (Simeon Bachos or Djan Darada)

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