Editor’s Note: The piece below is adapted from Wisdom and Wonder: How Peter Kreeft Shaped the Next Generation of Catholics, a new book published by Ignatius Press. The book was conceived and edited by Brandon Vogt, Word on Fire’s Senior Publishing Director, and features chapters by several Word on Fire Institute Fellows and writers, including Matt Nelson, Matt Becklo, Bobby and Jackie Angel, Fr. Blake Britton, Rachel Bulman, Pat Flynn, and Fredric Heidemann. Peter Kreeft’s witty and whimsical prose has led many people to describe him as the “next Chesterton.” I agree with them. There’s no living writer whose…