John Turner on "Mormonism" as "Christian"

Given this trajectory [of modern LDS interactions with non-LDS faiths], it no longer makes sense to consider Mormonism a "new religion," a "new world religion," or even a "new religious tradition," if that implies a supersession of or definitive break with Christianity. Instead, Mormonism is a vibrant new branch of Christianity, one in which temples, ordinances, and prophets have taken their place alongside a Jesus who is both utterly Christian and distinctively Mormon. (John G. Turner, The Mormon Jesus: A Biography [Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press, 2016], p. 294; comment in square brackets added for clarification).