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 Heads of State and politicians who have had Covid-19


  1. Prince Charles
  2. Boris Johnson
  3. Prince Albert of Monaco
  4. Jair Bolsonaro
  5. Michel Barnier (EU Brexit negotiator)
  6. Nuno Gomes Nabiam (PM Guinea Bissau)
  7. Juan Orlando Hernández (President Honduras)
  8. Mary Louise MacDonald (Leader of the Opposition Sinn Fein Ireland)
  9. Mikhail Mishustin (PM Russia)
  10. Ali Larijani (then-speaker of the parliament of Iran)

2 comments:

The Banbury Man said...

I don't know if former heads of state count, but Nur Hassan Hussein, former Prime Minister of Somalia, died from COVID-19

Gary Brady said...

Missed that. I don't think anyone in my list has actually died.