The female perspective of evolution (The rise and glory of women) is followed by experiences of divinity at the core of scientific thinking. "It is not language and tools, but faith that distinguishes humans from animals. The book analyzes the pattern of belief from epilepsy to paranormal phenomena to stigmata." As indicated in the foreword, the need for faith is a fundamental driving force of humans, but also a source of manipulability. The first part of the book examines the peculiar relationship between religious experience and the temporal lobe. How did Saul convert on the road to Damascus and become Paul? What divine voices prompted Joan of Arc to liberate France? Why is temporal lobe epilepsy so common among saints, religious founders, and suddenly converted individuals? Humans are seekers of faith, with a pre-wired "faith module" located in the brain. The author is not concerned with whether the faith module was put into the human brain by God or evolution - he considers this an unresolvable philosophical question - but rather focuses on the results of a new trend in brain research, neurotheology. What happens in the brain during divine experiences and meditative states? Is there an atheist experience of faith? What is the sense of presence? What is an artificially generated divine experience like? How does the Earth's magnetic field influence our faith and daily lives? What is common between the experience of drugs and the experience of God? What was the ancient belief in gods? Starting from the close connection between faith and the right hemisphere, Szendi analyzes many exciting questions of our time, such as near-death experiences, UFO abduction experiences, the secrets of haunted castles, and other paranormal phenomena. The book concludes with an analysis of the phenomenon of stigmatization. Who and how do the wounds of Christ appear in some individuals? Szendi describes the stories of famous stigmatists like Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Catherine of Siena, Gemma Galgani, and Father Pio, then outlines possible scientific explanations for the origin of stigmata. Miracles have always existed, and miracles will always exist. Sometimes miracles are inherent in humans. The study of human religious history or the scientific research results presented in the book both demonstrate that faith is pre-wired in our brains, and the human soul seems to function effectively when driven by faith. The omnipresent nature of faith shapes a person's thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. Without faith, there are no goals, no morals; without faith, humans merely exist. Faith is the factory-installed component in everyone, a kind of basic equipment. The question is whether someone's life and upbringing were such that the faith program managed to start up. Following the highly successful "The rise and glory of women," Gabor Szendi now delves into the soul, faith, and the mysteries of religion!