diff --git a/docs/lib.md b/docs/lib.md
index df853af6..83b73f2e 100644
--- a/docs/lib.md
+++ b/docs/lib.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jc - JSON Convert lib module
 ### parse
 
 ```python
-def parse(parser_mod_name: str,
+def parse(parser_mod_name: Union[str, ModuleType],
           data: Union[str, bytes, Iterable[str]],
           quiet: bool = False,
           raw: bool = False,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def parse(parser_mod_name: str,
           **kwargs) -> Union[Dict, List[Dict], Iterator[Dict]]
 ```
 
-Parse the string data using the supplied parser module.
+Parse the string or bytes data using the supplied parser module.
 
 This function provides a high-level API to simplify parser use. This
 function will call built-in parsers and custom plugin parsers.
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ Example (streaming parsers):
 
 To get a list of available parser module names, use `parser_mod_list()`.
 
+Alternatively, a parser module object can be supplied:
+
+    >>> import jc
+    >>> import jc.parsers.date as jc_date
+    >>> date_obj = jc.parse(jc_date, 'Tue Jan 18 10:23:07 PST 2022')
+    >>> print(f'The year is: {date_obj["year"]}')
+    The year is: 2022
+
 You can also use the lower-level parser modules directly:
 
     >>> import jc.parsers.date
@@ -73,11 +81,14 @@ parsers without this API:
 
 Parameters:
 
-    parser_mod_name:    (string)     name of the parser module. This
-                                     function will accept module_name,
+    parser_mod_name:    (string or)  name of the parser module. This
+                        Module)      function will accept module_name,
                                      cli-name, and --argument-name
                                      variants of the module name.
 
+                                     A Module object can also be passed
+                                     directly or via _get_parser()
+
     data:               (string or   data to parse (string or bytes for
                         bytes or     standard parsers, iterable of
                         iterable)    strings for streaming parsers)
diff --git a/jc/lib.py b/jc/lib.py
index bd6d1832..dba72df8 100644
--- a/jc/lib.py
+++ b/jc/lib.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def _parser_is_deprecated(parser: ModuleType) -> bool:
     return False
 
 def parse(
-    parser_mod_name: str,
+    parser_mod_name: Union[str, ModuleType],
     data: Union[str, bytes, Iterable[str]],
     quiet: bool = False,
     raw: bool = False,
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def parse(
     **kwargs
 ) -> Union[Dict, List[Dict], Iterator[Dict]]:
     """
-    Parse the string data using the supplied parser module.
+    Parse the string or bytes data using the supplied parser module.
 
     This function provides a high-level API to simplify parser use. This
     function will call built-in parsers and custom plugin parsers.
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@ def parse(
 
     To get a list of available parser module names, use `parser_mod_list()`.
 
+    Alternatively, a parser module object can be supplied:
+
+        >>> import jc
+        >>> import jc.parsers.date as jc_date
+        >>> date_obj = jc.parse(jc_date, 'Tue Jan 18 10:23:07 PST 2022')
+        >>> print(f'The year is: {date_obj["year"]}')
+        The year is: 2022
+
     You can also use the lower-level parser modules directly:
 
         >>> import jc.parsers.date
@@ -312,11 +320,14 @@ def parse(
 
     Parameters:
 
-        parser_mod_name:    (string)     name of the parser module. This
-                                         function will accept module_name,
+        parser_mod_name:    (string or)  name of the parser module. This
+                            Module)      function will accept module_name,
                                          cli-name, and --argument-name
                                          variants of the module name.
 
+                                         A Module object can also be passed
+                                         directly or via _get_parser()
+
         data:               (string or   data to parse (string or bytes for
                             bytes or     standard parsers, iterable of
                             iterable)    strings for streaming parsers)
@@ -333,7 +344,10 @@ def parse(
         Standard Parsers:   Dictionary or List of Dictionaries
         Streaming Parsers:  Generator Object containing Dictionaries
     """
-    jc_parser = _get_parser(parser_mod_name)
+    if isinstance(parser_mod_name, ModuleType):
+        jc_parser = parser_mod_name
+    else:
+        jc_parser = _get_parser(parser_mod_name)
 
     if ignore_exceptions is not None:
         return jc_parser.parse(data, quiet=quiet, raw=raw,
diff --git a/man/jc.1 b/man/jc.1
index 27847b10..3d574315 100644
--- a/man/jc.1
+++ b/man/jc.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH jc 1 2022-10-10 1.22.1 "JSON Convert"
+.TH jc 1 2022-10-14 1.22.1 "JSON Convert"
 .SH NAME
 \fBjc\fP \- JSON Convert JSONifies the output of many CLI tools, file-types, and strings
 .SH SYNOPSIS