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# The test of good theology
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2006327the-test-of-good-theology-html/
- Published: 2006-03-27T21:40:48.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:33:42.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Theology, #DashHouseCom, #wp

Last week [I suggested](https://www.dashhouse.com/darryl/2006/03/theology%5Fand%5Fth%5F1.htm) that good theology is practical and belongs to normal people, not academics. Some people still complained that the theology they know is dry and argumentative – which means either my definition is wrong or they’ve only experienced bad theology.

[Dallas Willard](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060693339/dashhouse-20?ref=dashhouse.com) tells us how we can know if any theology is good or not:

> The acid test for *any* theology is this: Is the God presented one that can be loved, heart, soul, and strength? If the thoughtful, honest answer is; “Not really,” then we need to look elsewhere or deeper. It does not really matter how sophisticated intellectually or doctrinally our approach is. If it fails to set a *lovable* God – a radiant, happy, friendly, accessible, and totally competent being – before ordinary people, we have gone wrong. We should not keep going in the same direction, but turn around and take another road.