In the Name of Love is the seventeenth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in July 1997 on Rhino Records. The album reached No. 19 on the UK R&B Albums chart and No. 25 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart.

In the Name of Love was produced by EWF's leader Maurice White for Kalimba Productions. Originally, the album was released in Japan during 1996 as Avatar.

During October 2006, In the Name of Love was reissued on Maurice White's own label Kalimba Music. With the LP's reissue came three bonus tracks from Avatar being "Change Your Mind", "Take You to Heaven" and "Bahia".

Sonny Emory – drums, backing vocals

Ralph Johnson – percussion, backing vocals

Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 8, 9)

Paulinho da Costa – percussion (6, 11)

David Romero – percussion (9)

Verdine White – bass

Sheldon Reynolds – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 6–8)

Morris Pleasure – keyboards

Andrew Klippel – keyboards (4)

Damian Johnson – keyboards (5)

Paul Minor – keyboards (5, 6, 8)

Marcel East – keyboards (11)

Philip Bailey – lead vocals (1–4, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals

Maurice White – backing vocals, lead vocals (2, 5, 10)

Sir James Bailey – backing vocals (1, 3)

Carl Carwell – backing vocals (1–3, 5–10)

Doni McCrary – backing vocals (4)

Howard McCrary – backing vocals (4), BGV arrangements (4)

James McCrary – backing vocals (4)

Leon McCrary – backing vocals (4)

Kevin Guillaume – backing vocals (5), vocal arrangements (5)

Ralph Hawkins, Jr. – backing vocals (5), vocal arrangements (5)

Ralph Tresvant – vocal arrangements (5)

Scott Mayo – saxophones (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Reggie Young – trombone (2, 3, 7, 10)

Ray Brown –trumpet (2, 3, 7, 10)

Jimmy Randolph – programming (2, 6, 9, 10)

Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 5, 8)

Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 5, 8), flugelhorn (1, 5, 8)

Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 5, 8), flugelhorn (1, 5, 8), horn arrangements (1, 5, 8)

Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet (2, 3, 7, 10)

Bill Meyers – horn arrangements (2, 3, 7, 10), synth string arrangements (6), string arrangements (10)

Maurice White – producer, executive producer (4)
Philip Bailey – producer (3, 4)
Alan Glass – producer (4)
Andrew Klippel – producer (4)
Don Murry – recording, mixing (1–3, 5–10)
Doug Bohem – assistant engineer
Tim Boland – assistant engineer
Tony Gonzales – assistant engineer
Brian Soucy – assistant engineer
Jerry Jordan – additional engineer, mixing (11)
Paul Klingberg – additional engineer
Carmen Rizzo – mixing (4)
Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
Robert Vosgien – additional mastering and digital editing at CMS Digital (Pasadena, California)
Richard Salvato – project coordinator
Ralph Johnson – production assistant
Hugh Syme – art direction, design, digital Illustrations
Art Macnow – management