“Reading Surprised by Doubt is like sitting in a comfortable room and enjoying a thoughtful conversation with generous and stimulating hosts. You leave feeling challenged, more knowledgeable, heard, and understood. The coffee is on. Come. And be sure to invite your friends.”—Karen Swallow Prior, author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis

“For too long, doubt has wrongly been considered to be worthy of condemnation, and the unfortunate reaction to the condemnation of doubt has been the misguided idea that doubt is to be celebrated. Josh Chatraw and Jack Carson take a better approach, which is to address doubt, to seek to aid in the alleviation of burdensome doubts, and to comfort in the midst of doubt. This is apologetics at its best, grounded ultimately not in a rigid confidence in the ‘right ideas’ but in the person of Jesus, who is himself the Word, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. This book will help you trust him.”—Michael Wear, president and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life; author of The Spirit of Our Politics

“Moving more deeply into a post-Christian and secular culture, we are increasingly ‘surprised by doubt.’ In our pews, in our homes, and in our own hearts. Josh Chatraw and Jack Carson have written a book ‘for such a time as this,’ a warm, urgent, thoughtful, and practical book that invites us into a faith more expansive, captivating, and compelling than we could have imagined.”—Richard Beck, author of Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age

“As a Great Storyteller once said, houses built on sand tend to fall flat at the first gust of wind. The edifice of personal faith is also prone to swift deconstruction when built on flimsy footings. This book is a gift to anyone seeking to reconstruct Christian faith on firmer foundations, with Josh Chatraw and Jack Carson acting as seasoned structural engineers. As they map out the house of faith, you will find they provide an invaluable guide to making sense of belief, doubt, and Christianity. If you (or someone you know) is surprised by doubt, read this book.”—Justin Brierley, author and broadcaster

“Joshua Chatraw and Jack Carson invite us to explore our doubts, to embrace the gnawing questions, to tackle the anxieties we have about faith, truth, and everything in between. This is a great book about how to build a house of faith from the debris of doubt. Terrific for believers, skeptics, and inquirers alike.”—Michael F. Bird, academic dean and lecturer in New Testament, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia

“Most pastors struggle to know what to recommend when a friend or church member asks for a book on doubt. Doubt is easily misunderstood and sometimes abused. It needs wise counselors and generous friends, which are hard to find in a book. At last, I have a book to recommend! Josh Chatraw and Jack Carson treat doubt with respect and tenderness, walking a path of steadfast hope rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I’m grateful for these wise counselors and generous friends, and I look forward to introducing others to them.”—Rev. John Yates III, rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Raleigh, North Carolina