diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 8f9e98b..9b16639 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <properties>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ConfigureSection.java b/core/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ConfigureSection.java
index a12ded5..fee5588 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ConfigureSection.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ConfigureSection.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ public interface ConfigureSection {
         return (parent().isRoot() ? "" : parent().fullPath() + pathSeparator()) + path();
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get the path separator for the section.
      *
@@ -143,6 +142,17 @@ public interface ConfigureSection {
         return getValues(false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get this section as a map.
+     * <p>
+     * In this map, child {@link ConfigureSection}s will also be represented as {@link Map}s.
+     *
+     * @return Map of data values contained within this Section.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    @UnmodifiableView
+    Map<String, Object> asMap();
+
     /**
      * Create a stream of all values in this section.
      *
@@ -153,7 +163,7 @@ public interface ConfigureSection {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Iterates over all keys in this section.
+     * Iterates over all key-values in this section (include child sections)
      *
      * @param action The action to apply to each key.
      */
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ConfigureSource.java b/core/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ConfigureSource.java
index 202249d..ee95f15 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ConfigureSource.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ConfigureSource.java
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ public abstract class ConfigureSource<
         return section().getKeys(deep);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull @UnmodifiableView Map<String, Object> asMap() {
+        return section().asMap();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public @NotNull ConfigureSection createSection(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Map<?, ?> data) {
         return section().createSection(path, data);
diff --git a/demo/pom.xml b/demo/pom.xml
index 293fa60..5646638 100644
--- a/demo/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <properties>
diff --git a/features/commentable/pom.xml b/features/commentable/pom.xml
index 61912b7..d4298ed 100644
--- a/features/commentable/pom.xml
+++ b/features/commentable/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <properties>
diff --git a/features/file/pom.xml b/features/file/pom.xml
index 5ac7568..3e020bf 100644
--- a/features/file/pom.xml
+++ b/features/file/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <properties>
diff --git a/features/section/pom.xml b/features/section/pom.xml
index c3969b1..73d49c7 100644
--- a/features/section/pom.xml
+++ b/features/section/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <properties>
diff --git a/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/AbstractMapSection.java b/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/AbstractMapSection.java
index 0bd40f1..478aea4 100644
--- a/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/AbstractMapSection.java
+++ b/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/AbstractMapSection.java
@@ -75,17 +75,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractMapSection<R extends AbstractMapSection<R>> implem
         return deep ? getKeys(true).size() : this.data.size();
     }
 
+    @Override
     @UnmodifiableView
-    public @NotNull Map<String, Object> rawMap() {
+    public @NotNull Map<String, Object> asMap() {
         Map<String, Object> output = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : this.data.entrySet()) {
             if (entry.getValue() instanceof AbstractMapSection<?>) {
-                output.put(entry.getKey(), ((AbstractMapSection<?>) entry.getValue()).rawMap());
+                output.put(entry.getKey(), ((AbstractMapSection<?>) entry.getValue()).asMap());
             } else if (entry.getValue() instanceof List<?>) {
                 List<Object> list = new ArrayList<>();
                 for (Object obj : (List<?>) entry.getValue()) {
                     if (obj instanceof AbstractMapSection<?>) {
-                        list.add(((AbstractMapSection<?>) obj).rawMap());
+                        list.add(((AbstractMapSection<?>) obj).asMap());
                     } else {
                         list.add(obj);
                     }
diff --git a/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ImmutableSection.java b/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ImmutableSection.java
index 2d87dfd..c2430ce 100644
--- a/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ImmutableSection.java
+++ b/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ImmutableSection.java
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ public class ImmutableSection implements ConfigureSection {
     }
 
     protected final @Nullable ImmutableSection parent;
-    protected final @NotNull ConfigureSection section;
+    protected final @NotNull ConfigureSection raw;
 
-    private ImmutableSection(@Nullable ImmutableSection parent, @NotNull ConfigureSection section) {
+    private ImmutableSection(@Nullable ImmutableSection parent, @NotNull ConfigureSection raw) {
         this.parent = parent;
-        this.section = section;
+        this.raw = raw;
     }
 
+    private @NotNull ConfigureSection raw() {
+        return raw;
+    }
+
+
     @Override
     public @Nullable ImmutableSection parent() {
         return this.parent;
@@ -34,16 +39,12 @@ public class ImmutableSection implements ConfigureSection {
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull String path() {
-        return section().path();
-    }
-
-    private @NotNull ConfigureSection section() {
-        return section;
+        return raw().path();
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull @UnmodifiableView Map<String, Object> getValues(boolean deep) {
-        return section().getValues(deep);
+        return raw().getValues(deep);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -58,12 +59,12 @@ public class ImmutableSection implements ConfigureSection {
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull ImmutableSection createSection(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Map<?, ?> data) {
-        return new ImmutableSection(this, section().createSection(path, data));
+        return new ImmutableSection(this, raw().createSection(path, data));
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Object get(@NotNull String path) {
-        Object value = section().get(path);
+        Object value = raw().get(path);
         if (value instanceof ConfigureSection && !(value instanceof ImmutableSection)) {
             return new ImmutableSection(this, (ConfigureSection) value);
         }
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public class ImmutableSection implements ConfigureSection {
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable ConfigureSection getSection(@NotNull String path) {
-        ConfigureSection get = section().getSection(path);
+        ConfigureSection get = raw().getSection(path);
         if (get != null && !(get instanceof ImmutableSection)) {
             return new ImmutableSection(this, get);
         }
@@ -81,297 +82,302 @@ public class ImmutableSection implements ConfigureSection {
 
     @Override
     public char pathSeparator() {
-        return section().pathSeparator();
+        return raw().pathSeparator();
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isRoot() {
-        return section().isRoot();
+        return raw().isRoot();
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isEmpty() {
-        return section().isEmpty();
+        return raw().isEmpty();
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull @UnmodifiableView Set<String> getKeys(boolean deep) {
-        return section().getKeys(deep);
+        return raw().getKeys(deep);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull @UnmodifiableView Set<String> keys() {
-        return section().keys();
+        return raw().keys();
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull @UnmodifiableView Map<String, Object> values() {
-        return section().values();
+        return raw().values();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull @UnmodifiableView Map<String, Object> asMap() {
+        return raw().asMap();
     }
 
     @Override
     public Stream<Map.Entry<String, Object>> stream() {
-        return section().stream();
+        return raw().stream();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void forEach(@NotNull BiConsumer<String, Object> action) {
-        section().forEach(action);
+        raw().forEach(action);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean contains(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().contains(path);
+        return raw().contains(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean containsValue(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().containsValue(path);
+        return raw().containsValue(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T> boolean isType(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> typeClass) {
-        return section().isType(path, typeClass);
+        return raw().isType(path, typeClass);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isList(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isList(path);
+        return raw().isList(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable List<?> getList(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getList(path);
+        return raw().getList(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isSection(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isSection(path);
+        return raw().isSection(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T> @Nullable T get(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> type) {
-        return section().get(path, type);
+        return raw().get(path, type);
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T> @Nullable T get(@NotNull String path, @NotNull DataFunction<@Nullable Object, T> parser) {
-        return section().get(path, parser);
+        return raw().get(path, parser);
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T> @Nullable T get(@NotNull String path, @Nullable T defaults, @NotNull Class<T> clazz) {
-        return section().get(path, defaults, clazz);
+        return raw().get(path, defaults, clazz);
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T> @Nullable T get(@NotNull String path, @Nullable T defaultValue, @NotNull DataFunction<Object, T> parser) {
-        return section().get(path, defaultValue, parser);
+        return raw().get(path, defaultValue, parser);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isBoolean(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isBoolean(path);
+        return raw().isBoolean(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean getBoolean(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getBoolean(path);
+        return raw().getBoolean(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Boolean getBoolean(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Boolean def) {
-        return section().getBoolean(path, def);
+        return raw().getBoolean(path, def);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Boolean isByte(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isByte(path);
+        return raw().isByte(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Byte getByte(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getByte(path);
+        return raw().getByte(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Byte getByte(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Byte def) {
-        return section().getByte(path, def);
+        return raw().getByte(path, def);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isShort(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isShort(path);
+        return raw().isShort(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Short getShort(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getShort(path);
+        return raw().getShort(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Short getShort(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Short def) {
-        return section().getShort(path, def);
+        return raw().getShort(path, def);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isInt(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isInt(path);
+        return raw().isInt(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Integer getInt(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getInt(path);
+        return raw().getInt(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Integer getInt(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Integer def) {
-        return section().getInt(path, def);
+        return raw().getInt(path, def);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isLong(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isLong(path);
+        return raw().isLong(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Long getLong(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getLong(path);
+        return raw().getLong(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Long getLong(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Long def) {
-        return section().getLong(path, def);
+        return raw().getLong(path, def);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isFloat(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isFloat(path);
+        return raw().isFloat(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Float getFloat(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getFloat(path);
+        return raw().getFloat(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Float getFloat(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Float def) {
-        return section().getFloat(path, def);
+        return raw().getFloat(path, def);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isDouble(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isDouble(path);
+        return raw().isDouble(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Double getDouble(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getDouble(path);
+        return raw().getDouble(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Double getDouble(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Double def) {
-        return section().getDouble(path, def);
+        return raw().getDouble(path, def);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isChar(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isChar(path);
+        return raw().isChar(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Character getChar(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getChar(path);
+        return raw().getChar(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable Character getChar(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Character def) {
-        return section().getChar(path, def);
+        return raw().getChar(path, def);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isString(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().isString(path);
+        return raw().isString(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable String getString(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getString(path);
+        return raw().getString(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable String getString(@NotNull String path, @Nullable String def) {
-        return section().getString(path, def);
+        return raw().getString(path, def);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull <V> List<V> getList(@NotNull String path, @NotNull DataFunction<Object, V> parser) {
-        return section().getList(path, parser);
+        return raw().getList(path, parser);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull List<String> getStringList(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getStringList(path);
+        return raw().getStringList(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull List<Integer> getIntegerList(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getIntegerList(path);
+        return raw().getIntegerList(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull List<Long> getLongList(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getLongList(path);
+        return raw().getLongList(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull List<Double> getDoubleList(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getDoubleList(path);
+        return raw().getDoubleList(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull List<Float> getFloatList(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getFloatList(path);
+        return raw().getFloatList(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull List<Byte> getByteList(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getByteList(path);
+        return raw().getByteList(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull List<Character> getCharList(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().getCharList(path);
+        return raw().getCharList(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public <T, C extends Collection<T>> @NotNull C getCollection(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Supplier<C> constructor, @NotNull DataFunction<Object, T> parser) {
-        return section().getCollection(path, constructor, parser);
+        return raw().getCollection(path, constructor, parser);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull Stream<?> stream(@NotNull String path) {
-        return section().stream(path);
+        return raw().stream(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull <T> Stream<T> stream(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Function<Object, T> parser) {
-        return section().stream(path, parser);
+        return raw().stream(path, parser);
     }
 
     @Override
     public String childPath(String path) {
-        return section().childPath(path);
+        return raw().childPath(path);
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return section.hashCode();
+        return raw.hashCode();
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-        return Objects.equals(section, obj);
+        return Objects.equals(raw, obj);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ShadedSection.java b/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ShadedSection.java
index 6141483..d7273a1 100644
--- a/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ShadedSection.java
+++ b/features/section/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/section/ShadedSection.java
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ public class ShadedSection implements ConfigureSection {
         return merge(template, source).getValues(deep);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull @UnmodifiableView Map<String, Object> asMap() {
+        if (source == null) return template.asMap();
+        return merge(template, source).asMap();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public @NotNull @UnmodifiableView Set<String> getKeys(boolean deep) {
         Set<String> keys = new HashSet<>(template.getKeys(deep));
diff --git a/features/text/pom.xml b/features/text/pom.xml
index efc9d0e..6115b37 100644
--- a/features/text/pom.xml
+++ b/features/text/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <properties>
diff --git a/features/versioned/pom.xml b/features/versioned/pom.xml
index 44b4aae..5f54fe8 100644
--- a/features/versioned/pom.xml
+++ b/features/versioned/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e29d57d..ec69c79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
     <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>4.0.8</version>
+    <version>4.0.9</version>
     <modules>
         <module>core</module>
         <module>features/section</module>
diff --git a/providers/gson/pom.xml b/providers/gson/pom.xml
index a3c26c0..e756244 100644
--- a/providers/gson/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/gson/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/providers/mongodb/pom.xml b/providers/mongodb/pom.xml
index 2768078..6de61ed 100644
--- a/providers/mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/providers/mongodb/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/mongodb/MongoSource.java b/providers/mongodb/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/mongodb/MongoSource.java
index d7d1866..e09d4c3 100644
--- a/providers/mongodb/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/mongodb/MongoSource.java
+++ b/providers/mongodb/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/mongodb/MongoSource.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class MongoSource extends ConfigureSource<SourcedSection, Map<String, Obj
 
     @Override
     public void save() throws Exception {
-        Map<String, Object> data = this.rootSection.rawMap();
+        Map<String, Object> data = this.rootSection.asMap();
         if (data.isEmpty()) return; // Skip saving if empty
         if (data.containsKey("_id") && data.size() == 1) return; // Skip saving if only contains _id
 
diff --git a/providers/sql/pom.xml b/providers/sql/pom.xml
index 97e9872..597177c 100644
--- a/providers/sql/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/sql/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <properties>
diff --git a/providers/sql/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/sql/SQLSource.java b/providers/sql/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/sql/SQLSource.java
index ec95151..2cc70aa 100644
--- a/providers/sql/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/sql/SQLSource.java
+++ b/providers/sql/src/main/java/cc/carm/lib/configuration/source/sql/SQLSource.java
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ public class SQLSource extends ConfigureSource<SourcedSection, Map<String, Objec
             @Nullable Object value = section.get(path);
 
             if (value instanceof SourcedSection) {
-                value = ((SourcedSection) value).rawMap();
+                value = ((SourcedSection) value).asMap();
             } else if (value instanceof List<?>) {
                 List<Object> list = new ArrayList<>();
                 for (Object obj : (List<?>) value) {
                     if (obj instanceof SourcedSection) {
-                        list.add(((SourcedSection) obj).rawMap());
+                        list.add(((SourcedSection) obj).asMap());
                     } else {
                         list.add(obj);
                     }
diff --git a/providers/yaml/pom.xml b/providers/yaml/pom.xml
index 42e4ace..b02e384 100644
--- a/providers/yaml/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/yaml/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>easyconfiguration-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>cc.carm.lib</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.8</version>
+        <version>4.0.9</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <properties>