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.
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10 more supposed ways of divination

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  1. astrology (knowing the future from stars)
  2. dowsing (finding water through twigs)
  3. gematria (secret messages from Hebrew letters)
  4. graphology (knowing about a person from their handwriting)
  5. palmistry (knowing a person's future from their palm)
  6. numerology (knowing a person and telling their future through numbers such as birthdates) 
  7. phrenology (knowing a person from the bumps on their head)
  8. physiognomy (knowing a person from their face)
  9. planchette (a machine for producing automatic writing)
  10. scrying (discovering things through a crystal ball)

10 ancient forms of '-mancy' magic

 


  1. Belomancy (arrows)
  2. Cephalonomancy (donkey's head)
  3. Eleomancy (oil)
  4. Hepatomancy (liver)
  5. Hydrimancy (water)
  6. Lampadomancy (flame)
  7. Lithomancy (stones or gems)
  8. Nephalomancy (clouds)
  9. Splanchnomancy (innards)
  10. Theriomancy (birds, augury)