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J. Elliot (John Elliot) Ross
1884–1946
A Paulist priest, teacher, and prolific Catholic writer, he brought together social questions, ethics, and everyday faith in books meant for general readers as well as students. His work ranged from labor and consumer issues to sermons, apologetics, and church history.
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Consumers and Wage-Earners: The Ethics of Buying Cheap
by J. Elliot (John Elliot) Ross
About the author
Born on March 14, 1884, John Elliot Ross was an American Paulist priest whose writing often appeared under the name J. Elliot Ross. He studied at Loyola College in Baltimore and later earned advanced degrees, including a doctorate, before building a career that joined ministry, scholarship, and public engagement.
Ross wrote across an unusually wide range of subjects. His books include Consumers and Wage-Earners: The Ethics of Buying Cheap, The Right to Work, Christian Ethics, How Protestants See Us, and Ethics from the Standpoint of Scholastic Philosophy. Taken together, they show a writer interested not only in Catholic teaching, but also in how moral ideas meet the real pressures of work, economics, and modern life.
He was also known for interfaith work and for encouraging better understanding among Catholics, Protestants, and Jews. Ross died in New York on September 18, 1946, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both the social concerns and the religious debates of the early twentieth century.