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.

CM 08 Khachaturian


So from Rimsky-Koraskov we move seamlessly to Aram Khachaturian and the Sabre Dance from the ballet Gayanne. The influence on me of Cardiffian Dave Edmunds whose Love Sculpture did a great electric version cannot be denied but its just a great piece of music however it's played. My mother used to enjoy giggling to it with her closest sister who died tragically young. This is a Mexican orchestra.

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