Soul Quest

What if everything you believed turned out to be a lie?
Brenden Whitney was raised in religion, trained in obedience, and taught to silence his questions. But when the cracks in his foundation finally split open, he walked away-leaving behind faith, tradition, and even the name of God itself.
What followed was a soul-wrecking journey through doubt, doctrine, and distant philosophies. From the happy valley of Mormonism to the Devil's Playground. From pagan altars to the hollow halls of academia. Brenden excavated it all in search of the only thing that truly mattered—the Truth.
Soul Quest is not a roadmap. It's a raw, personal account of spiritual nomadism, heartbreak, abandonment, forced sedation, spiritual warfare, and the long road to rebuilding faith from the rubble of the old. It's part memoir, part spiritual excavation—an unflinching look at the cost of waking up and the grace found on the other side of collapse.
This book is written for those who've lost their way, left their religion, or are simply tired of pretending. Whether you've walked away from faith, society, or are clinging to belief by a thread, Soul Quest invites you to wrestle, question, and rediscover what's real.
This isn't about church. It's about truth.
It's about starting at the source. Testing the foundation and seeing what holds.
And if you stripped away everything they ever told you... what would you still believe?
This first edition is published by Brenden Whitney Consulting and typeset through Reedsy's professional layout tools.
CONTENT WARNING
Soul Quest includes mature language and themes, including faith deconstruction, mental health struggles—including suicide, emotionally raw reflections on relationships, religion, and identity. It is intended for mature readers open to unfiltered honesty and spiritual exploration.