Death and the idea of individualization in Athenagoras of Athens as a refutation of the modern understanding of death as the death of personality

The article is about the critical analysis of modern understanding “death personality”. point view early Christian teacher Eastern Church Athenagoras Athens taken as basis this consideration. His heritage “On Resurrection Dead” tells us that man an immortal being. author introduces a certain terminology to describe process immortality human nature. According Athenagoras, death ordinary process, like comparison with sleep. Death not final stage life, rather it phase change from corruption incorruption. To provide evidence, discusses judgment God, where each person personally needs answer for actions committed during lifetime. There no precise definition personality in author’s work, but his arguments soul and resurrection body integral part hypostasis allow imagine hypostasis, which means personal creation God. meaning all described contemplation In total, who subject death.