Relația duhovnic-ucenic în teologia ortodoxă
The Confessor–Disciple Relationship in Orthodox Theology

Summary/Abstract: This study analyzes, from an Orthodox-theological perspective, the confessor–disciple relationship as an expression of the synergy between divine grace and human freedom within the economy of salvation. Repentance is addressed as an ontological metanoia, through which the person is reoriented toward communion with God. The Sacrament of Confession is interpreted as a sacramental actualization of repentance and an ecclesial act with a therapeutic function, in patristic continuity. The confessor is understood as a spiritual father, exercising discernment (diakrisis) and cooperation with grace. The confessor–disciple relationship is structured synergistically, grounded in the premises of obedience, sincerity, and self-denial, with an ecclesial and eschatological finality. The study emphasizes the theological nature of this dynamic—beyond mere pedagogical or psychological reductions— as a participation in the life in Christ.

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