In this insightful study, Richard Brodhead Westbrook explores the controversial legacy of Stephen Girard, founder of Girard College in Philadelphia. Focusing on Girard's will, which imposed a strict set of theological principles on the school he endowed, Westbrook traces the history of the school and the legal battles that surrounded it. With careful analysis and a deep knowledge of the subject, Girard's Will and Girard College Theology is an essential...