Jan Ross
Jan Roß (* 1965 in Hamburg , partly also Jan Ross ) is a German journalist and author .
Roß studied classical philology, philosophy and rhetoric in Hamburg and Tübingen. He then worked as a research assistant at the Department of Philosophy at the Free University of Berlin . From 1991 to 1996 he was an editor in the features section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . Since 1998 he has been editor of the weekly newspaper Die Zeit , where he coordinates foreign policy reporting. He is currently a foreign correspondent with an office in India.
Ross is Protestant; However, he has mainly dealt with Catholicism in books and wrote a biography about Pope John Paul II , which has also been translated into Polish. He is sometimes referred to as a "Christian book author". His first book publication was a "pamphlet against vulgar liberalism".
Publications (selection)
- The new enemies of the state: What kind of republic do Schröder, Henkel, Westerwelle and Co. want? A pamphlet against vulgar liberalism , Frankfurt am Main: Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag 2000 (first 1998)
- John Paul II: The Pope of the Century , expanded new edition, Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt-Taschenbuch-Verlag 2005, ISBN 3-499-62116-9 .
- What kind of world do we want? Richard von Weizsäcker in conversation with Jan Roß , Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt-Taschenbuch-Verlag 2006, ISBN 978-3-499-62003-4 .
- (as co-editor): What should I believe? The world religions: information, reasons, insights , edited by Jan Roß and Patrik Schwarz, Freiburg, Br .; Basel; Vienna: Herder 2008, ISBN 978-3-451-05989-6 .
- What is left of us? The end of western world domination , Berlin: Rowohlt Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-87134-596-8 .
- The defense of man: Why God is needed , Berlin: Rowohlt Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-87134-722-1 .
- Education - a guide , Berlin: Rowohlt Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3-7371-0047-2 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Jan Roß in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article by Roß at ZEIT
- ZEIT community website about Roß
- Perlentaucher-Seite about Jan Roß
- "We need a Christianity that doesn't babble" - Interview with Roß on Evangelisch.de
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ross, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |