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.

Steve Jeffery on Calvin

On Beyond Belief the presenter Ernie Rea closed with the question "If we should, why do you think we should remember John Calvin?" Steve Jeffery answered last with this fine summary: "Calvin paints a picture of God as magnificent and glorious and gracious beyond our wildest dreams, before whom we're humbled, loved more than we could possibly have imagined and for many people today their problem is their God is too small and if we would listen to Calvin and people like him we would learn what we need."

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