diff --git a/dist/cli/error.js b/dist/cli/error.js
index 431c051..d8d1c28 100644
--- a/dist/cli/error.js
+++ b/dist/cli/error.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Error-handling routines for HackMyResume.
           stack = ex.stack || (ex.inner && ex.inner.stack);
           stack && o(chalk.gray(stack));
         }
-        if (shouldExit) {
+        if (shouldExit || ex.exit) {
           if (this.debug) {
             o(chalk.cyan('Exiting with error code ' + ex.fluenterror.toString()));
           }
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ Error-handling routines for HackMyResume.
       case HMSTATUS.unknownSchema:
         msg = M2C(this.msgs.unknownSchema.msg[0]);
         etype = 'error';
+        break;
+      case HMSTATUS.themeHelperLoad:
+        msg = printf(M2C(this.msgs.themeHelperLoad.msg), ex.glob);
+        etype = 'error';
     }
     return {
       msg: msg,
diff --git a/dist/cli/msg.yml b/dist/cli/msg.yml
index b2d9ca2..b7fe231 100644
--- a/dist/cli/msg.yml
+++ b/dist/cli/msg.yml
@@ -132,3 +132,8 @@ errors:
           "basics": {
             "name": "John Doe"
           }
+  themeHelperLoad:
+    msg: >-
+      An error occurred while attempting to load the '%s' theme helper. Is the
+      theme correctly installed?
+    dummy: dontcare
diff --git a/dist/core/status-codes.js b/dist/core/status-codes.js
index 4cd2be7..4eedca5 100644
--- a/dist/core/status-codes.js
+++ b/dist/core/status-codes.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ Status codes for HackMyResume.
     validateError: 26,
     invalidOptionsFile: 27,
     optionsFileNotFound: 28,
-    unknownSchema: 29
+    unknownSchema: 29,
+    themeHelperLoad: 30
   };
 
 }).call(this);
diff --git a/dist/helpers/handlebars-helpers.js b/dist/helpers/handlebars-helpers.js
index ddca0c7..df0ac87 100644
--- a/dist/helpers/handlebars-helpers.js
+++ b/dist/helpers/handlebars-helpers.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Template helper definitions for Handlebars.
  */
 
 (function() {
-  var HANDLEBARS, _, blockHelpers, helpers;
+  var HANDLEBARS, HMS, _, blockHelpers, helpers, path;
 
   HANDLEBARS = require('handlebars');
 
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ Template helper definitions for Handlebars.
 
   helpers = require('./generic-helpers');
 
+  path = require('path');
+
   blockHelpers = require('./block-helpers');
 
+  HMS = require('../core/status-codes');
+
 
   /**
   Register useful Handlebars helpers.
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ Template helper definitions for Handlebars.
    */
 
   module.exports = function(theme, opts) {
-    var i, len, ref, themeHelpers, wrappedHelpers;
+    var curGlob, ex, glob, wrappedHelpers;
     helpers.theme = theme;
     helpers.opts = opts;
     helpers.type = 'handlebars';
@@ -41,10 +45,33 @@ Template helper definitions for Handlebars.
     }, this);
     HANDLEBARS.registerHelper(wrappedHelpers);
     HANDLEBARS.registerHelper(blockHelpers);
-    ref = theme.jsFiles;
-    for (i = 0, len = ref.length; i < len; i++) {
-      themeHelpers = ref[i];
-      HANDLEBARS.registerHelper(require(themeHelpers));
+    if (_.isString(theme.helpers)) {
+      theme.helpers = [theme.helpers];
+    }
+    if (_.isArray(theme.helpers)) {
+      glob = require('glob');
+      curGlob = null;
+      try {
+        _.each(theme.helpers, function(fGlob) {
+          curGlob = fGlob;
+          fGlob = path.join(theme.folder, fGlob);
+          glob(fGlob, {}, function(er, files) {
+            if (er === null && files.length > 0) {
+              _.each(files, function(f) {
+                HANDLEBARS.registerHelper(require(f));
+              });
+            }
+          });
+        });
+      } catch (_error) {
+        ex = _error;
+        throw {
+          fluenterror: HMS.themeHelperLoad,
+          inner: ex,
+          glob: curGlob,
+          exit: true
+        };
+      }
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/cli/error.coffee b/src/cli/error.coffee
index d130616..815902e 100644
--- a/src/cli/error.coffee
+++ b/src/cli/error.coffee
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ErrorHandler = module.exports =
         stack && o( chalk.gray( stack ) );
 
       # Quit if necessary
-      if shouldExit
+      if shouldExit or ex.exit
         if @debug
           o chalk.cyan('Exiting with error code ' + ex.fluenterror.toString())
         if @assert
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ assembleError = ( ex ) ->
       #msg += "\n" + M2C( @msgs.unknownSchema.msg[1], 'yellow' )
       etype = 'error'
 
+    when HMSTATUS.themeHelperLoad
+      msg = printf M2C( @msgs.themeHelperLoad.msg ), ex.glob
+      etype = 'error'
+
+
   msg: msg              # The error message to display
   withStack: withStack  # Whether to include the stack
   quit: quit
diff --git a/src/cli/msg.yml b/src/cli/msg.yml
index b2d9ca2..b7fe231 100644
--- a/src/cli/msg.yml
+++ b/src/cli/msg.yml
@@ -132,3 +132,8 @@ errors:
           "basics": {
             "name": "John Doe"
           }
+  themeHelperLoad:
+    msg: >-
+      An error occurred while attempting to load the '%s' theme helper. Is the
+      theme correctly installed?
+    dummy: dontcare
diff --git a/src/core/status-codes.coffee b/src/core/status-codes.coffee
index 992d90b..8252796 100644
--- a/src/core/status-codes.coffee
+++ b/src/core/status-codes.coffee
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ module.exports =
   invalidOptionsFile: 27
   optionsFileNotFound: 28
   unknownSchema: 29
+  themeHelperLoad: 30
diff --git a/src/helpers/handlebars-helpers.coffee b/src/helpers/handlebars-helpers.coffee
index d8a13f0..1b77084 100644
--- a/src/helpers/handlebars-helpers.coffee
+++ b/src/helpers/handlebars-helpers.coffee
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ Template helper definitions for Handlebars.
 HANDLEBARS = require 'handlebars'
 _ = require 'underscore'
 helpers = require './generic-helpers'
+path = require 'path'
 blockHelpers = require './block-helpers'
+HMS = require '../core/status-codes'
 
 ###*
 Register useful Handlebars helpers.
@@ -33,6 +35,32 @@ module.exports = ( theme, opts ) ->
 
   HANDLEBARS.registerHelper wrappedHelpers
   HANDLEBARS.registerHelper blockHelpers
-  for themeHelpers in theme.jsFiles
-    HANDLEBARS.registerHelper require themeHelpers
-  return
+
+  # Register any theme-provided custom helpers...
+
+  # Normalize "theme.helpers" (string or array) to an array
+  theme.helpers = [ theme.helpers ] if _.isString theme.helpers
+
+  if _.isArray theme.helpers
+    glob = require 'glob'
+    curGlob = null
+    try
+      _.each theme.helpers, (fGlob) ->            # foreach theme.helpers entry
+        curGlob = fGlob                           #   cache in case of exception
+        fGlob = path.join theme.folder, fGlob     #   make relative to theme
+        glob fGlob, { }, (er, files) ->           #   expand the glob to paths
+          if er is null and files.length > 0      #   guard against the error
+            _.each files, (f) ->                  #   loop over concrete paths
+              HANDLEBARS.registerHelper require f #     register the path
+              return
+          # else if er                              # glob error occurred
+          #   throw fluenterror: HMS.themeHelperLoad, inner: er, glob: fGlob
+          # else if files.length < 1                # glob returned no results
+          #   throw fluenterror: HMS.themeHelperLoad
+          return
+        return
+      return
+    catch ex
+      # If a non-path is passed to glob() it will throw an error
+      throw fluenterror: HMS.themeHelperLoad, inner: ex, glob: curGlob, exit: true
+      return