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 Historical Myths
- George Washington did not have wooden teeth
- The Vikings did not have horns on their helmets
- Mussolini did not make the trains run on time
- Edison did not invent the light bulb
- Napoleon was not short
- There is no evidence that Marie Antoinette said let them eat cake
- Julius Caesar was not born by caesarean section
- King Canute did not expect the tide to retreat
- Franklin D Roosevelt probably did not have polio
- Marco Polo did not bring back pasta from China
(Also, Hitler was not a vegetarian; Voltaire did not say "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"; cowboys did not wear cowboy hats)
These are all from a book called Misconceptions by Tim Rayborn
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