...Suggests conclusions about contemporary American religious immediatism in historical context, with an interpretive sequence that includes discussion of Tibetan Buddhism and implicit and explicit Tibetan Buddhism critiques of “instant enlightenment.” Discusses the spectrum of meditation experiences...

... not place him in the company of the rationalists, nor does his rejection of rationalism land him by default in the company of the empiricists. immediatism Ameriks Karl xii anthropology intuition metaphysics Naragon Steve psychology self soul categories “I” substiantiale self consciousness...

... possible in the first place. Emerson Ralph Waldo presentism Buell Lawrence Dolan Neal historicism historiography time abolition Brown John Compromise of 1850 experience Garrison William Lloyd Garvey T Gregory Gougeon Len gradualism immediatism Lee Maurice Robinson David Schoolman Martha...

...). Forten's life shows the changes in Pennsylvania's racial climate through the lenses of the black community as well as the hopes and failures of both gradual abolition and colonization. Through Forten we can also catch a glimpse of the renewed hope that came with the growth of immediatism. Forten James...

... to the Throne Balfour Robert Davidson Thomas Findlay John Hamilton Robert Johnston David McGill Stevenson petitions 1814 Rankine Jonathan Ritchie David Scottish Episcopal Church Smart William Snodgrass Dr Terrot C H Wellwood Sir Henry Moncrieff Brown W L Cousin William immediatism Jack William...