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 ways the earliest Christian martyrs apparently died

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  1. Stephen was stoned
  2. James the Great was beheaded
  3. Matthew was slain with a halberd
  4. Matthias was stoned and beheaded
  5. Andrew and Bartholomew were crucified
  6. Peter was crucified upside down (his preference)
  7. Thomas was thrust through with a spear
  8. Simon Zelotes was sawn in half
  9. Luke was hanged from an olive tree
  10. John Mark was dragged through the streets until dead

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