diff --git a/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Sequence.swift b/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Sequence.swift
index 6105d7d..498fd8b 100644
--- a/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Sequence.swift
+++ b/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Sequence.swift
@@ -2,37 +2,45 @@
 /// Protocol for objects that can be rendered as a sequence in Mustache
 public protocol HBMustacheSequence {
     /// Render section using template
-    func renderSection(with template: HBMustacheTemplate) -> String
+    func renderSection(with template: HBMustacheTemplate, stack: [Any]) -> String
     /// Render inverted section using template
-    func renderInvertedSection(with template: HBMustacheTemplate) -> String
+    func renderInvertedSection(with template: HBMustacheTemplate, stack: [Any]) -> String
 }
 
 public extension Sequence {
     /// Render section using template
-    func renderSection(with template: HBMustacheTemplate) -> String {
+    func renderSection(with template: HBMustacheTemplate, stack: [Any]) -> String {
         var string = ""
         var context = HBMustacheContext(first: true)
+
         var iterator = makeIterator()
         guard var currentObject = iterator.next() else { return "" }
 
         while let object = iterator.next() {
-            string += template.render(currentObject, context: context)
+            var stack = stack
+            stack.append(currentObject)
+            string += template.render(stack, context: context)
             currentObject = object
             context.first = false
             context.index += 1
         }
 
         context.last = true
-        string += template.render(currentObject, context: context)
+        var stack = stack
+        stack.append(currentObject)
+        string += template.render(stack, context: context)
 
         return string
     }
 
     /// Render inverted section using template
-    func renderInvertedSection(with template: HBMustacheTemplate) -> String {
+    func renderInvertedSection(with template: HBMustacheTemplate, stack: [Any]) -> String {
+        var stack = stack
+        stack.append(self)
+
         var iterator = makeIterator()
         if iterator.next() == nil {
-            return template.render(self)
+            return template.render(stack)
         }
         return ""
     }
diff --git a/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Template+Render.swift b/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Template+Render.swift
index 870182a..2bbe212 100644
--- a/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Template+Render.swift
+++ b/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Template+Render.swift
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ extension HBMustacheTemplate {
     ///   - object: Object
     ///   - context: Context that render is occurring in. Contains information about position in sequence
     /// - Returns: Rendered text
-    func render(_ object: Any, context: HBMustacheContext? = nil, indentation: String? = nil) -> String {
+    func render(_ object: [Any], context: HBMustacheContext? = nil, indentation: String? = nil) -> String {
         var string = ""
         for token in tokens {
             if let indentation = indentation, string.last == "\n" {
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ extension HBMustacheTemplate {
                 }
             case let .section(variable, method, template):
                 let child = getChild(named: variable, from: object, method: method, context: context)
-                string += renderSection(child, parent: object, with: template)
+                string += renderSection(child, stack: object, with: template)
 
             case let .invertedSection(variable, method, template):
                 let child = getChild(named: variable, from: object, method: method, context: context)
-                string += renderInvertedSection(child, parent: object, with: template)
+                string += renderInvertedSection(child, stack: object, with: template)
 
             case let .partial(name, indentation):
                 if let template = library?.getTemplate(named: name) {
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ extension HBMustacheTemplate {
     ///   - parent: Current object being rendered
     ///   - template: Template to render with
     /// - Returns: Rendered text
-    func renderSection(_ child: Any?, parent: Any, with template: HBMustacheTemplate) -> String {
+    func renderSection(_ child: Any?, stack: [Any], with template: HBMustacheTemplate) -> String {
         switch child {
         case let array as HBMustacheSequence:
-            return array.renderSection(with: template)
+            return array.renderSection(with: template, stack: stack + [array])
         case let bool as Bool:
-            return bool ? template.render(parent) : ""
+            return bool ? template.render(stack) : ""
         case let lambda as HBMustacheLambda:
-            return lambda.run(parent, template)
+            return lambda.run(stack.last!, template)
         case let .some(value):
-            return template.render(value)
+            return template.render(stack + [value])
         case .none:
             return ""
         }
@@ -70,33 +70,46 @@ extension HBMustacheTemplate {
     ///   - parent: Current object being rendered
     ///   - template: Template to render with
     /// - Returns: Rendered text
-    func renderInvertedSection(_ child: Any?, parent: Any, with template: HBMustacheTemplate) -> String {
+    func renderInvertedSection(_ child: Any?, stack: [Any], with template: HBMustacheTemplate) -> String {
         switch child {
         case let array as HBMustacheSequence:
-            return array.renderInvertedSection(with: template)
+            return array.renderInvertedSection(with: template, stack: stack)
         case let bool as Bool:
-            return bool ? "" : template.render(parent)
+            return bool ? "" : template.render(stack)
         case .some:
             return ""
         case .none:
-            return template.render(parent)
+            return template.render(stack)
         }
     }
 
     /// Get child object from variable name
-    func getChild(named name: String, from object: Any, method: String?, context: HBMustacheContext?) -> Any? {
-        func _getChild(named names: ArraySlice<String>, from object: Any) -> Any? {
-            guard let name = names.first else { return object }
-            let childObject: Any?
+    func getChild(named name: String, from stack: [Any], method: String?, context: HBMustacheContext?) -> Any? {
+        func _getImmediateChild(named name: String, from object: Any) -> Any? {
             if let customBox = object as? HBMustacheParent {
-                childObject = customBox.child(named: name)
+                return customBox.child(named: name)
             } else {
                 let mirror = Mirror(reflecting: object)
-                childObject = mirror.getValue(forKey: name)
+                return mirror.getValue(forKey: name)
             }
-            guard childObject != nil else { return nil }
+        }
+
+        func _getChild(named names: ArraySlice<String>, from object: Any) -> Any? {
+            guard let name = names.first else { return object }
+            guard let childObject = _getImmediateChild(named: name, from: object) else { return nil }
             let names2 = names.dropFirst()
-            return _getChild(named: names2, from: childObject!)
+            return _getChild(named: names2, from: childObject)
+        }
+
+        func _getChildInStack(named names: ArraySlice<String>, from stack: [Any]) -> Any? {
+            guard let name = names.first else { return stack.last }
+            for object in stack.reversed() {
+                if let childObject = _getImmediateChild(named: name, from: object) {
+                    let names2 = names.dropFirst()
+                    return _getChild(named: names2, from: childObject)
+                }
+            }
+            return nil
         }
 
         // work out which object to access. "." means the current object, if the variable name is ""
@@ -104,12 +117,12 @@ extension HBMustacheTemplate {
         // the name is split by "." and we use mirror to get the correct child object
         let child: Any?
         if name == "." {
-            child = object
+            child = stack.last!
         } else if name == "", method != nil {
             child = context
         } else {
             let nameSplit = name.split(separator: ".").map { String($0) }
-            child = _getChild(named: nameSplit[...], from: object)
+            child = _getChildInStack(named: nameSplit[...], from: stack)
         }
         // if we want to run a method and the current child can have methods applied to it then
         // run method on the current child
diff --git a/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Template.swift b/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Template.swift
index 2a63ca0..c2d69e8 100644
--- a/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Template.swift
+++ b/Sources/HummingbirdMustache/Template.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public final class HBMustacheTemplate {
     /// - Parameter object: Object to render
     /// - Returns: Rendered text
     public func render(_ object: Any) -> String {
-        render(object, context: nil)
+        render([object], context: nil)
     }
 
     internal init(_ tokens: [Token]) {
diff --git a/Tests/HummingbirdMustacheTests/SpecTests.swift b/Tests/HummingbirdMustacheTests/SpecTests.swift
index 9343e68..584c32a 100644
--- a/Tests/HummingbirdMustacheTests/SpecTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/HummingbirdMustacheTests/SpecTests.swift
@@ -669,6 +669,258 @@ final class SpecSectionTests: XCTestCase {
         let template = #""{{#context}}Hi {{name}}.{{/context}}""#
         let expected = #""Hi Joe.""#
         try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
 
+    func testParentContext() throws {
+        let object: [String: Any] = ["a": "foo", "b": "wrong", "sec": ["b": "bar"], "c": ["d": "baz"]]
+        let template = #""{{#sec}}{{a}}, {{b}}, {{c.d}}{{/sec}}""#
+        let expected = #""foo, bar, baz""#
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testVariables() throws {
+        let object: [String: Any] = ["foo": "bar"]
+        let template = #""{{#foo}} {{.}} is {{foo}} {{/foo}}""#
+        let expected = #"" bar is bar ""#
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testListContexts() throws {
+        let object: [String: Any] = ["tops": ["tname": ["upper": "A", "lower": "a"], "middles": ["mname": "1", "bottoms": [["bname": "x"], ["bname": "y"]]]]]
+        let template = #"{{#tops}}{{#middles}}{{tname.lower}}{{mname}}.{{#bottoms}}{{tname.upper}}{{mname}}{{bname}}.{{/bottoms}}{{/middles}}{{/tops}}"#
+        let expected = #"a1.A1x.A1y."#
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testDeeplyNestedContexts() throws {
+        let object: [String: Any] = ["a": ["one": 1], "b": ["two": 2], "c": ["three": 3, "d": ["four": 4, "five": 5]]]
+        let template = """
+        {{#a}}
+        {{one}}
+        {{#b}}
+        {{one}}{{two}}{{one}}
+        {{#c}}
+        {{one}}{{two}}{{three}}{{two}}{{one}}
+        {{#d}}
+        {{one}}{{two}}{{three}}{{four}}{{three}}{{two}}{{one}}
+        {{#five}}
+        {{one}}{{two}}{{three}}{{four}}{{five}}{{four}}{{three}}{{two}}{{one}}
+        {{one}}{{two}}{{three}}{{four}}{{.}}6{{.}}{{four}}{{three}}{{two}}{{one}}
+        {{one}}{{two}}{{three}}{{four}}{{five}}{{four}}{{three}}{{two}}{{one}}
+        {{/five}}
+        {{one}}{{two}}{{three}}{{four}}{{three}}{{two}}{{one}}
+        {{/d}}
+        {{one}}{{two}}{{three}}{{two}}{{one}}
+        {{/c}}
+        {{one}}{{two}}{{one}}
+        {{/b}}
+        {{one}}
+        {{/a}}
+
+        """
+        let expected = """
+        1
+        121
+        12321
+        1234321
+        123454321
+        12345654321
+        123454321
+        1234321
+        12321
+        121
+        1
+
+        """
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testList() throws {
+        let object: [String: Any] = ["list": [["item": 1], ["item": 2], ["item": 3]]]
+        let template = #""{{#list}}{{item}}{{/list}}""#
+        let expected = #""123""#
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testEmptyList() throws {
+        let object: [Any] = []
+        let template = #""{{#list}}Yay lists!{{/list}}""#
+        let expected = "\"\""
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testDoubled() throws {
+        let object: [String: Any] = ["bool": true, "two": "second"]
+        let template = """
+        {{#bool}}
+        * first
+        {{/bool}}
+        * {{two}}
+        {{#bool}}
+        * third
+        {{/bool}}
+
+        """
+        let expected = """
+        * first
+        * second
+        * third
+
+        """
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testNestedTrue() throws {
+        let object = ["bool": true]
+        let template = "| A {{#bool}}B {{#bool}}C{{/bool}} D{{/bool}} E |"
+        let expected = "| A B C D E |"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testNestedFalse() throws {
+        let object = ["bool": false]
+        let template = "| A {{#bool}}B {{#bool}}C{{/bool}} D{{/bool}} E |"
+        let expected = "| A  E |"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testContextMiss() throws {
+        let object = {}
+        let template = "[{{#missing}}Found key 'missing'!{{/missing}}]"
+        let expected = "[]"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testImplicitIteratorString() throws {
+        let object = ["list": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ]]
+        let template = #""{{#list}}({{.}}){{/list}}""#
+        let expected = #""(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)""#
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testImplicitIteratorInteger() throws {
+        let object = ["list": [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]]
+        let template = #""{{#list}}({{.}}){{/list}}""#
+        let expected = #""(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)""#
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testImplicitIteratorDecimal() throws {
+        let object = ["list": [ 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5 ]]
+        let template = #""{{#list}}({{.}}){{/list}}""#
+        let expected = #""(1.1)(2.2)(3.3)(4.4)(5.5)""#
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testImplicitIteratorArray() throws {
+        let object: [String: Any] = ["list": [[ 1, 2, 3], [ "a", "b", "c"]]]
+        let template = #""{{#list}}({{#.}}{{.}}{{/.}}){{/list}}""#
+        let expected = #""(123)(abc)""#
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+
+    func testDottedNameTrue() throws {
+        let object = ["a": ["b": ["c": true]]]
+        let template = #""{{#a.b.c}}Here{{/a.b.c}}" == "Here""#
+        let expected = #""Here" == "Here""#
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testDottedNameFalse() throws {
+        let object = ["a": ["b": ["c": false]]]
+        let template = #""{{#a.b.c}}Here{{/a.b.c}}" == """#
+        let expected = "\"\" == \"\""
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testDottedNameBrokenChain() throws {
+        let object = ["a": []]
+        let template = #""{{#a.b.c}}Here{{/a.b.c}}" == """#
+        let expected = "\"\" == \"\""
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testSurroundingWhitespace() throws {
+        let object = ["boolean": true]
+        let template = " | {{#boolean}}\t|\t{{/boolean}} | \n"
+        let expected = " | \t|\t | \n"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testInternalWhitespace() throws {
+        let object = ["boolean": true]
+        let template = " | {{#boolean}} {{! Important Whitespace }}\n {{/boolean}} | \n"
+        let expected = " |  \n  | \n"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testIndentedInline() throws {
+        let object = ["boolean": true]
+        let template = " {{#boolean}}YES{{/boolean}}\n {{#boolean}}GOOD{{/boolean}}\n"
+        let expected = " YES\n GOOD\n"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testStandaloneLines() throws {
+        let object = ["boolean": true]
+        let template = """
+        | This Is
+        {{#boolean}}
+        |
+        {{/boolean}}
+        | A Line
+        """
+        let expected = """
+        | This Is
+        |
+        | A Line
+        """
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testIndentedStandaloneLines() throws {
+        let object = ["boolean": true]
+        let template = """
+        | This Is
+          {{#boolean}}
+        |
+          {{/boolean}}
+        | A Line
+        """
+        let expected = """
+        | This Is
+        |
+        | A Line
+        """
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testStandaloneLineEndings() throws {
+        let object = ["boolean": true]
+        let template = "|\r\n{{#boolean}}\r\n{{/boolean}}\r\n|"
+        let expected = "|\r\n|"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testStandaloneWithoutPreviousLine() throws {
+        let object = ["boolean": true]
+        let template = "  {{#boolean}}\n#{{/boolean}}\n/"
+        let expected = "#\n/"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testStandaloneWithoutNewLine() throws {
+        let object = ["boolean": true]
+        let template = "#{{#boolean}}\n/\n  {{/boolean}}"
+        let expected = "#\n/\n"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testPadding() throws {
+        let object = ["boolean": true]
+        let template = "|{{# boolean }}={{/ boolean }}|"
+        let expected = "|=|"
+        try test(object, template, expected)
     }
 }