This 1965 text explores the crisis and transformation of Christian tradition within a secularized modern world. The author distinguishes between two fundamental types of tradition: the archaic-mythical type, based on the repetition of static past archetypes, and the prophetic-Christian type, which is oriented toward an open future. In the context of the collapse of metaphysical thinking, the author argues against understanding tradition as the mere preservation of identity. Instead, true Christian tradition should not be a literal imitation of the historical Jesus as a fixed archetype, but rather a continuation of his faith as a dynamic way or path. Faith is defined as an event and an internal challenge that moves individuals to actively reshape the world. The goal is a new, non-religious, and non-metaphysical reflection of faith that addresses the contemporary situation and moves toward a universal human co-reflection. Ultimately, tradition is viewed not as a burden of the past, but as a key to the future and a means of transcending existing boundaries in the spirit of the Gospel.