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 Works of Fiction That Sustained Young David Copperfield


Before being sent off to school David used to love to read these in a room next to his bedroom, books left by his father. I confess I have only read two or three of these.
  1. Roderick Random (Tobias Smollet|)
  2. Peregrine Pickle (Tobias Smollet|)
  3. Humphrey Clinker (Tobias Smollett)
  4. Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
  5. The Vicar of Wakefield (Oliver Goldsmith)
  6. Don Quixote (Miguel Cervantes trans Tobias Smollett)
  7. Gil Blas (Alain-René Lesage trans Tobias Smollett)
  8. Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
  9. The Arabian Nights
  10. The Tales of the Genii (James Ridley)

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