Critically questioning - this has long been the prevailing attitude towards tradition, even within the church. This form of engagement with one's own heritage is necessary; it frees us from stagnation and enables us to live independently. At the same time, traditions hold a diverse treasure of life experience; they help us to understand the world and liberate us from the narrowness and arbitrariness of a life focused solely on the present and oneself. By approaching the inherited stories, images, gestures, times, and spaces of faith with this dual perspective, Fulbert Steffensky draws attention to their power and beauty; and to how they resonate with us in our suffering, desires, fears, and hopes: "We often bear the burden, the obligation, the moral that faith demands of us.".