John J. Fitzgerald is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John's University in Queens, New York, USA. He holds degrees from Princeton University, the University of Notre Dame Law School, and The Catholic University of America, USA. His work concentrates on fundamental moral theology, health care ethics, and comparative ethics.

How does the duty to be moral relate to the search for happiness? This book draws on the thought of two great 20th century thinkers - one a rabbi, the other a pope - to address this question. The resulting discussion is a contribution to moral theology and also to interfaith understanding. It is well worth reading even, or perhaps especially, where the reader disagrees with some point of interpretation. For it demonstrates how disagreement is only possible against the background of more fundamental agreement. I recommend it highly as an example of how to bring distinct moral traditions into fruitful dialogue.

• Introduction1. The Meaning of Our Question2. Heschel and the 'Joys of the Mitsvah'3. John Paul II and the Good We Must Do to Have Eternal Life4. 'Seeking What Is True and Good': A Comparison and ContextualizationBibliographyIndex

John J. Fitzgerald is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John's University in Queens, New York, USA. He holds degrees from Princeton University, the University of Notre Dame Law School, and The Catholic University of America, USA. His work concentrates on fundamental moral theology, health care ethics, and comparative ethics.

How does the duty to be moral relate to the search for happiness? This book draws on the thought of two great 20th century thinkers - one a rabbi, the other a pope - to address this question. The resulting discussion is a contribution to moral theology and also to interfaith understanding. It is well worth reading even, or perhaps especially, where the reader disagrees with some point of interpretation. For it demonstrates how disagreement is only possible against the background of more fundamental agreement. I recommend it highly as an example of how to bring distinct moral traditions into fruitful dialogue.

• Introduction1. The Meaning of Our Question2. Heschel and the 'Joys of the Mitsvah'3. John Paul II and the Good We Must Do to Have Eternal Life4. 'Seeking What Is True and Good': A Comparison and ContextualizationBibliographyIndex