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 well known Indian born Brits

1. George Orwell (Eric Blair), writer, Motihari 1903
2. Spike Milligan (Terence Alan Milligan), comedian, Ahmednagar 1918
3. Kenneth Kendall, newsreader, 1924
4. Alasdair Milne, politician, 1930
5. Gerald Durrell writer Jamshedpur 1925 (and his brother Lawrence)
6. Engelbert Humperdinck, (Arnold George Dorsey), singer, Madras 1936
7. Cliff Richard (Harold Rodger Webb), singer, Lucknow 1940
8. Pete Best (Randolph Peter Scanland), Beatles drummer, Madras 1941
9. Peter Sarstedt, singer, Delhi 1941 (and his brothers Clive and Richard [Eden Kane])

10. Joanna Lumley, actress, Srinagar 1946
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