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Krista and Paul Elie discuss the nature of Thomas Merton's practice of detachment
(RealAudio, 2:45)
In this audio clip not included in the broadcast, Krista and Paul Elie discuss the nature of Thomas Merton's practice of detachment, which, Elie says, led Merton to a much broader view of faith and religious practice.

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Elie is senior editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and author of The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage.