ABSTRACT
Maimonides’s The Guide of the Perplexed demonstrates his commitment to the universality of truth and allows his work to be accessed by all. The Guide also incorporates Maimonides’s political philosophy, so others might learn from his legal thought as it engages with the biblical text. For the modern atheists or secularists who reject the existence of God, there might be less immediate application. Future academic study of The Guide will continue, but science and philosophy have moved on from medieval principles and understanding. The Guide remains a seminal text today because it opens a conversation between philosophy, science, and faith that seeks to reveal the mysteries of God and creation. Though his claims of truth might not be accepted in a post-modern world today, Maimonides encourages his students to pursue the deepest questions about God, the universe, and the meaning of life.
