ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explains the activity within the crucible as the interaction of fundamental cosmic vision, personal and community identity and mores, and social and political stances and action. Inherent in this dynamic is the location of authority and its nature. Also relevant are consideration of the types of moral criteria to which appeal is made and the nature of the emergent moral discourse. By and large the material has responded well to this attempt to represent the nature of the moral dynamics of the early faith communities. It is a reasonable conclusion that this kind of process is endemic to Christian ethics when we look to the baseline of moral community rather than propositional statements. As in earlier times, Christian moral decision-making takes place in a pluralistic and multi-cultural world.
