<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika makala yake ya mwisho katika gazeti la The New York Times, Michael Novak, mwanatheolojia, alisema kwamba watu wengi wanaamini kwamba kuna mwelekeo mpya wa kujihusisha na mambo ya kidini.  <response>: In a recent op-ed article in the New York Times , the theologian Michael Novak argued that a new appreciation for, and sensitivity to, religious matters was stirring everywhere. 