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 Famous Foundlings


  1. Moses (See Exodus)
  2. Sir Thomas Gresham (English founder of the Stock Exchange)
  3. Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, music theorist)
  4. "Andy McNab" (British SAS soldier and writer)
  5. Fatima Whitbread (British athlete)
  6. James Michener (American winner, Pulitzer prize winner)
  7. Hugh Leonard (Irish dramatist)
  8. Art Linkletter (Canadian born American radio and TV presenter)
  9. Barry Evans (English actor)
  10. Darryl Matthews McDaniels ie DMC (American musician and rapper)

Fictional examples include Moll Flanders (eponymous heroine of the novel by Defoe) Tom Jones (eponymous hero of the novel by Fielding) Mowgli (See Kipling's Jungle book) Superman (DC Superhero) Jango Fett (Star Wars)


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