The doctrine of inspiration is lost… miracles, prophecy… the holy life, exist as ancient history [only]… men have come to speak of… revelation as somewhat long ago given and done, as if God were dead… It is the office of a true teacher to show us that God is, not was; that He speaketh, not spake.
“Bohemias. Alternative Subcultures. They were a crucial aspect of industrial civilization in the two previous centuries. They were where industrial civilization went to dream. A sort of unconscious R&D, exploring alternate social strategies. Each one would have a dress code, characteristic forms of artistic expression, a substance or substances of choice, and a set of sexual values at odds with those of the culture at large. And they did, frequently, have locales with which they became associated. But they became extinct.”
“Extinct?”
“We started picking them before they could ripen.”