Oh, I absolutely agree with you logos -- that the transcendent is primary! It must come first, and for the reason you state: otherwise the community relationship -- our relation with the neighbor -- has no basis for "rightness." Transcendent truth is the basis of both personal and social order. It is what draws us to be what God intended us to be, what He created us for. Or so it seems to me.
Thank you so much for writing, logos. It's so good to see you!