Abstract Michael McGiffert was born on October 5, 1928. He devoted his career to education and research, teaching at Colgate University, the University of Denver, and the College of William and Mary, where he also served as the editor of the William and Mary Quarterly. He died July 2, 2016. The Michael McGiffert manuscript is a unfinished encyclopedic book titled "God's Covenants: A Study of Evangelical and Ecclesial Puritanism" whose scope covers 16th and 17th century puritan thought on the subject...