Kenneth McKendrick

Again, it's a really loaded term.

I'm always hesitant.

Someone says, what do you do?

I can say, I study religion.

But then I say, but I study the fun stuff.

And they said, oh, yeah, what do you do?

And I said, I study zombies and I study superheroes and I study imaginary companions and things like Dungeons and Dragons.

And then they're like, oh, because now they know they're not going to get a sermon.

And they know that like, oh, this is someone that studies popular culture.

They're probably harmless and, you know, probably in the arts and stuff and that kind of thing.

You might leave with a book.

You probably won't leave with a pamphlet, though.

Yeah, it's going to be both.

I grew up in an academic household.

My dad was a professor at the University of Windsor.

He taught English.

My mom eventually became a sessional instructor in the Department of Religion at the University of Windsor, and she taught courses on death and women and religion.

And I grew up playing D&D.

So the basement was filled with horror novels.

My room was filled with fantasy novels, and I played D&D.