The book contains the four lectures delivered in the “Marxism in the Philippines Lecture Series” in 1988. The following are the authors and their essays included in this publication: Armando Malay, Jr., “The Dialectics of Kaluwagan: Echoes of a 1978 Debate”; P.N. Abinales, “The Left and Other Forces: The Nature and Dynamics of Pre-1986 Coalition Politics”; Mario Boalsco, “Harmony and Contradiction: The Marxist-Christian Dialogue since the Christians for National Liberation”; and, Alexander R. Magno, “The Filipino Left at the Crossroads: Current Debates on Strategy and Revolution”.