diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed6cf639f..4eba577ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,26 @@ $ FOO=true gomplate < input.tmpl
 foo
 ```
 
+#### `slice`
+
+Creates a slice. Useful when needing to `range` over a bunch of variables.
+
+##### Example
+
+_`input.tmpl`:_
+```
+{{range slice "Bart" "Lisa" "Maggie"}}
+Hello, {{.}}
+{{- end}}
+```
+
+```console
+$ gomplate < input.tmpl
+Hello, Bart
+Hello, Lisa
+Hello, Maggie
+```
+
 #### `json`
 
 Converts a JSON string into an object. Only works for JSON Objects (not Arrays or other valid JSON types). This can be used to access properties of JSON objects.
@@ -90,6 +110,23 @@ $ gomplate < input.tmpl
 Hello world
 ```
 
+#### `jsonArray`
+
+Converts a JSON string into a slice. Only works for JSON Arrays.
+
+##### Example
+
+_`input.tmpl`:_
+```
+Hello {{ index (getenv "FOO" | jsonArray) 1 }}
+```
+
+```console
+$ export FOO='[ "you", "world" ]'
+$ gomplate < input.tmpl
+Hello world
+```
+
 #### `ec2meta`
 
 Queries AWS [EC2 Instance Metadata](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html) for information. This only retrieves data in the `meta-data` path -- for data in the `dynamic` path use `ec2dynamic`.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a04dc8938..a0109b3b9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ func NewGomplate() *Gomplate {
 			"getenv":     env.Getenv,
 			"bool":       typeconv.Bool,
 			"json":       typeconv.JSON,
+			"jsonArray":  typeconv.JSONArray,
+			"slice":      typeconv.Slice,
 			"ec2meta":    ec2meta.Meta,
 			"ec2dynamic": ec2meta.Dynamic,
 			"ec2tag":     ec2info.Tag,
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index a0db9c94d..d87831481 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -34,12 +34,10 @@ func TestGetenvTemplates(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBoolTemplates(t *testing.T) {
-	env := &Env{}
 	typeconv := &TypeConv{}
 	g := &Gomplate{
 		funcMap: template.FuncMap{
-			"getenv": env.Getenv,
-			"bool":   typeconv.Bool,
+			"bool": typeconv.Bool,
 		},
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, "true", testTemplate(g, `{{bool "true"}}`))
@@ -89,3 +87,27 @@ func TestEc2MetaTemplates_WithJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "bar", testTemplate(g, `{{ (ec2meta "obj" | json).foo }}`))
 	assert.Equal(t, "bar", testTemplate(g, `{{ (ec2dynamic "obj" | json).foo }}`))
 }
+
+func TestJSONArrayTemplates(t *testing.T) {
+	ty := new(TypeConv)
+	g := &Gomplate{
+		funcMap: template.FuncMap{
+			"jsonArray": ty.JSONArray,
+		},
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "[foo bar]", testTemplate(g, `{{jsonArray "[\"foo\",\"bar\"]"}}`))
+	assert.Equal(t, "bar", testTemplate(g, `{{ index (jsonArray "[\"foo\",\"bar\"]") 1 }}`))
+}
+
+func TestSliceTemplates(t *testing.T) {
+	typeconv := &TypeConv{}
+	g := &Gomplate{
+		funcMap: template.FuncMap{
+			"slice": typeconv.Slice,
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, "foo", testTemplate(g, `{{index (slice "foo") 0}}`))
+	assert.Equal(t, `[foo bar 42]`, testTemplate(g, `{{slice "foo" "bar" 42}}`))
+	assert.Equal(t, `helloworld`, testTemplate(g, `{{range slice "hello" "world"}}{{.}}{{end}}`))
+}
diff --git a/typeconv.go b/typeconv.go
index 9d9a9d28c..dd17e0042 100644
--- a/typeconv.go
+++ b/typeconv.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (t *TypeConv) Bool(in string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// JSON - Unmarshal a JSON string
+// JSON - Unmarshal a JSON Object
 func (t *TypeConv) JSON(in string) map[string]interface{} {
 	obj := make(map[string]interface{})
 	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(in), &obj)
@@ -29,3 +29,18 @@ func (t *TypeConv) JSON(in string) map[string]interface{} {
 	}
 	return obj
 }
+
+// JSONArray - Unmarshal a JSON Array
+func (t *TypeConv) JSONArray(in string) []interface{} {
+	obj := make([]interface{}, 1)
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(in), &obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Unable to unmarshal JSON array %s: %v", in, err)
+	}
+	return obj
+}
+
+// Slice creates a slice from a bunch of arguments
+func (t *TypeConv) Slice(args ...interface{}) []interface{} {
+	return args
+}
diff --git a/typeconv_test.go b/typeconv_test.go
index 0baf851bf..7611aa417 100644
--- a/typeconv_test.go
+++ b/typeconv_test.go
@@ -35,3 +35,20 @@ func TestJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, expected["one"], actual["one"])
 	assert.Equal(t, expected["true"], actual["true"])
 }
+
+func TestJSONArray(t *testing.T) {
+	ty := new(TypeConv)
+
+	expected := []string{"foo", "bar"}
+	actual := ty.JSONArray(`["foo","bar"]`)
+	assert.Equal(t, expected[0], actual[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, expected[1], actual[1])
+}
+
+func TestSlice(t *testing.T) {
+	ty := new(TypeConv)
+	expected := []string{"foo", "bar"}
+	actual := ty.Slice("foo", "bar")
+	assert.Equal(t, expected[0], actual[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, expected[1], actual[1])
+}