Kelly James Clark is an American philosopher noted for his work in the philosophy of religion, science and religion, and the cognitive science of religion. His scholarship delves into the profound questions of faith and reason, exploring how scientific understanding and religious belief intersect. Clark's approach often examines the cognitive underpinnings of religious experience and the ways in which belief systems are formed and maintained. Through his work, he seeks to illuminate the complex relationship between the empirical world and the realm of the spiritual.
This Element looks first at God and then divine love within the Abrahamic traditions. The author discusses the kind of love each tradition asks of humans and wonders, given recent work in the relevant cognitive and social sciences, if such love is even humanly possible. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.