Evolutionary history of plants foliage consisted of fern-like fronds, although they were not closely related to ferns. The oldest fossil evidence of seed plants is of Late Devonian age, and they appear to have evolved out of an earlier group known as the progymnosperms. These early seed plants ranged from trees to small, rambling shrubs; like most early progymnosperms, they were woody plants with fern-like foliage. They all bore ovules, but no cones, fruit or similar. While it is difficult to track the early evolution of seeds, the lineage of the seed ferns may be traced from the simple trimerophytes through homosporous Aneurophytes. This
Society for the Study of Theology the theme of "eschatology". Society for the Study of Theology The Society for the Study of Theology (SST) is the leading British organization for theologians in academy, church, and society. The Society is the leading scholarly society for the study of theology in the U.K. The Society for the Study of Theology promotes excellence in the study of Christian Theology by facilitating and shaping theological thought, conversation, and community. In particular, the Society's object is to identify and discuss important themes, questions and dialogues which call for theological engagement. The Society holds an annual conference. Its first was held in