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The program in historical theology studies the development of Eastern and Western Christian theology from the earliest Christian communities to the present. Through the emergence of theology as a science in the 12th century West, the discipline of theology became systematized and eventually located in the setting of a university. Before, during, and after this development, however, the practice of theology included liturgical forms, preaching, treatises on the contemplative life and pastoral care, communal devotions, and diverse exegetical strategies. Throughout this history and increasingly in the modern West, the interplay between faith and reason and between philosophy and theology have remained central preoccupations.