John D. Roth, a leading Mennonite historian, recently endorsed the Mission Statement of Consistent Life. Roth is Professor of History at Goshen College. He has a PhD in Early Modern European History from the University of Chicago.

Roth serves as Editor of The Mennonite Quarterly Review. He is also President of the Mennonite Historical Society and Director of the Mennonite Historical Library.

Roth has authored or edited a number of books, most related to Mennonite history and life. One of these books is Choosing Against War: A Christian View (Good Books, 2002). He is also a prolific writer of articles in a great variety of magazines and periodicals.