diff --git a/src/Cascade.php b/src/Cascade.php
index b91851f..8bbae7c 100644
--- a/src/Cascade.php
+++ b/src/Cascade.php
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ public static function getConfig()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Load configuration options from a file or a string
+     * Load configuration options from a file, a JSON or Yaml string or an array.
      *
-     * @param string $resource Path to config file or string or array
+     * @param string|array $resource Path to config file or configuration as string or array
      */
     public static function fileConfig($resource)
     {
@@ -108,4 +108,26 @@ public static function fileConfig($resource)
         self::$config->load();
         self::$config->configure();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Load configuration options from a JSON or Yaml string. Alias of fileConfig.
+     * @see fileConfig
+     *
+     * @param string $configString Configuration in string form
+     */
+    public static function loadConfigFromString($configString)
+    {
+        self::fileConfig($configString);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Load configuration options from an array. Alias of fileConfig.
+     * @see fileConfig
+     *
+     * @param array $configArray Configuration in array form
+     */
+    public static function loadConfigFromArray($configArray)
+    {
+        self::fileConfig($configArray);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/CascadeTest.php b/tests/CascadeTest.php
index 3ff5efc..e1c6089 100644
--- a/tests/CascadeTest.php
+++ b/tests/CascadeTest.php
@@ -56,9 +56,30 @@ public function testRegistryWithInvalidName()
     }
 
     public function testFileConfig()
+    {
+        $filePath = Fixtures::getPhpArrayConfigFile();
+        Cascade::fileConfig($filePath);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Cascade\Config', Cascade::getConfig());
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadConfigFromArray()
     {
         $options = Fixtures::getPhpArrayConfig();
-        Cascade::fileConfig($options);
+        Cascade::loadConfigFromArray($options);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Cascade\Config', Cascade::getConfig());
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadConfigFromStringWithJson()
+    {
+        $jsonConfig = Fixtures::getJsonConfig();
+        Cascade::loadConfigFromString($jsonConfig);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Cascade\Config', Cascade::getConfig());
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadConfigFromStringWithYaml()
+    {
+        $yamlConfig = Fixtures::getYamlConfig();
+        Cascade::loadConfigFromString($yamlConfig);
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Cascade\Config', Cascade::getConfig());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures.php b/tests/Fixtures.php
index e57fd28..e358e18 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures.php
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ public static function getYamlConfigFile()
         return self::fixtureDir().'/fixture_config.yml';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return a config as Yaml
+     *
+     * @return string Yaml config
+     */
+    public static function getYamlConfig()
+    {
+        return file_get_contents(self::fixtureDir().'/fixture_config.yml');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the fixture sample Yaml file
      *
@@ -76,6 +86,16 @@ public static function getJsonConfigFile()
         return self::fixtureDir().'/fixture_config.json';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return a config as JSON
+     *
+     * @return string JSON config
+     */
+    public static function getJsonConfig()
+    {
+        return file_get_contents(self::fixtureDir().'/fixture_config.json');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the fixture sample JSON file
      *
@@ -111,6 +131,16 @@ public static function getSampleString()
         return " some string with new \n\n lines and white spaces \n\n";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the fixture PHP array config file
+     *
+     * @return string Path to PHP array config file
+     */
+    public static function getPhpArrayConfigFile()
+    {
+        return self::fixtureDir().'/fixture_config.php';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return a config array
      *