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 Groups of five

1. Five digits (thumb, index, middle, ring and little fingers)
2. Five senses (taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing)
3. Five oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic)
4. Five great lakes (“HOMES” - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior)
5. Five books of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
6. Five Marx brothers (Chico [Leonard], Harpo [Adolph which he changed to Arthur], Groucho [Julius Henry], Gummo [Milton], Zeppo [Herbert])
7. Five reigning monarchs of the House of Tudor (Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward, Elizabeth, Mary)
8. Five Halogens (Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine)
9. Traditional Cinque Ports (Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover, Sandwich)
10. Five basketball positions (Point guard, Shooting guard, Small forward, Power forward, Centre Forward)

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