Carlos Martín's spiritual life takes him across the New Jersey state line to a place not typically associated with religious fervor: Manhattan.Hadley Allen makes a similar journey. So does Zain Abdullah.The three northern New Jersey residents don't know each other and don't share the same faith.But their search for a transcendent, intellectually challenging worship experience led them in the same direction: out of New Jersey.Manhattan, with its diverse, demanding and frenetic cultural life, is where they found what they were looking for: congregations that were welcoming, engaging and bold. "I checked out a lot of Catholic churches in Essex County,"...
