diff --git a/lib/pundit.rb b/lib/pundit.rb
index 5eab334f..a70aca53 100644
--- a/lib/pundit.rb
+++ b/lib/pundit.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 require "active_support/core_ext/module/introspection"
 require "active_support/dependencies/autoload"
 require "pundit/authorization"
+require "pundit/context"
 
 # @api private
 # To avoid name clashes with common Error naming when mixing in Pundit,
@@ -64,105 +65,22 @@ def self.included(base)
   end
 
   class << self
-    # Retrieves the policy for the given record, initializing it with the
-    # record and user and finally throwing an error if the user is not
-    # authorized to perform the given action.
-    #
-    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
-    # @param possibly_namespaced_record [Object, Array] the object we're checking permissions of
-    # @param query [Symbol, String] the predicate method to check on the policy (e.g. `:show?`)
-    # @param policy_class [Class] the policy class we want to force use of
-    # @param cache [#[], #[]=] a Hash-like object to cache the found policy instance in
-    # @raise [NotAuthorizedError] if the given query method returned false
-    # @return [Object] Always returns the passed object record
-    def authorize(user, possibly_namespaced_record, query, policy_class: nil, cache: {})
-      record = pundit_model(possibly_namespaced_record)
-      policy = if policy_class
-        policy_class.new(user, record)
-      else
-        cache[possibly_namespaced_record] ||= policy!(user, possibly_namespaced_record)
-      end
-
-      raise NotAuthorizedError, query: query, record: record, policy: policy unless policy.public_send(query)
-
-      record
+    # @see [Pundit::Context#authorize]
+    def authorize(user, record, query, policy_class: nil, cache: {})
+      Context.new(user: user, policy_cache: cache).authorize(record, query: query, policy_class: policy_class)
     end
 
-    # Retrieves the policy scope for the given record.
-    #
-    # @see https://github.com/varvet/pundit#scopes
-    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
-    # @param scope [Object] the object we're retrieving the policy scope for
-    # @raise [InvalidConstructorError] if the policy constructor called incorrectly
-    # @return [Scope{#resolve}, nil] instance of scope class which can resolve to a scope
-    def policy_scope(user, scope)
-      policy_scope_class = PolicyFinder.new(scope).scope
-      return unless policy_scope_class
-
-      begin
-        policy_scope = policy_scope_class.new(user, pundit_model(scope))
-      rescue ArgumentError
-        raise InvalidConstructorError, "Invalid #<#{policy_scope_class}> constructor is called"
-      end
+    # @see [Pundit::Context#policy_scope]
+    def policy_scope(user, ...) = Context.new(user: user).policy_scope(...)
 
-      policy_scope.resolve
-    end
+    # @see [Pundit::Context#policy_scope!]
+    def policy_scope!(user, ...) = Context.new(user: user).policy_scope!(...)
 
-    # Retrieves the policy scope for the given record.
-    #
-    # @see https://github.com/varvet/pundit#scopes
-    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
-    # @param scope [Object] the object we're retrieving the policy scope for
-    # @raise [NotDefinedError] if the policy scope cannot be found
-    # @raise [InvalidConstructorError] if the policy constructor called incorrectly
-    # @return [Scope{#resolve}] instance of scope class which can resolve to a scope
-    def policy_scope!(user, scope)
-      policy_scope_class = PolicyFinder.new(scope).scope!
-      return unless policy_scope_class
-
-      begin
-        policy_scope = policy_scope_class.new(user, pundit_model(scope))
-      rescue ArgumentError
-        raise InvalidConstructorError, "Invalid #<#{policy_scope_class}> constructor is called"
-      end
+    # @see [Pundit::Context#policy]
+    def policy(user, ...) = Context.new(user: user).policy(...)
 
-      policy_scope.resolve
-    end
-
-    # Retrieves the policy for the given record.
-    #
-    # @see https://github.com/varvet/pundit#policies
-    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
-    # @param record [Object] the object we're retrieving the policy for
-    # @raise [InvalidConstructorError] if the policy constructor called incorrectly
-    # @return [Object, nil] instance of policy class with query methods
-    def policy(user, record)
-      policy = PolicyFinder.new(record).policy
-      policy&.new(user, pundit_model(record))
-    rescue ArgumentError
-      raise InvalidConstructorError, "Invalid #<#{policy}> constructor is called"
-    end
-
-    # Retrieves the policy for the given record.
-    #
-    # @see https://github.com/varvet/pundit#policies
-    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
-    # @param record [Object] the object we're retrieving the policy for
-    # @raise [NotDefinedError] if the policy cannot be found
-    # @raise [InvalidConstructorError] if the policy constructor called incorrectly
-    # @return [Object] instance of policy class with query methods
-    def policy!(user, record)
-      policy = PolicyFinder.new(record).policy!
-      policy.new(user, pundit_model(record))
-    rescue ArgumentError
-      raise InvalidConstructorError, "Invalid #<#{policy}> constructor is called"
-    end
-
-    private
-
-    def pundit_model(record)
-      record.is_a?(Array) ? record.last : record
-    end
+    # @see [Pundit::Context#policy!]
+    def policy!(user, ...) = Context.new(user: user).policy!(...)
   end
 
   # @api private
diff --git a/lib/pundit/authorization.rb b/lib/pundit/authorization.rb
index 1231f2a7..61f0b76b 100644
--- a/lib/pundit/authorization.rb
+++ b/lib/pundit/authorization.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ module Authorization
 
     protected
 
+    # @return [Pundit::Core] a new instance of {Pundit::Core} with the current user
+    def pundit
+      @pundit ||= Pundit::Context.new(
+        user: pundit_user,
+        policy_cache: policies,
+        scope_cache: policy_scopes
+      )
+    end
+
     # @return [Boolean] whether authorization has been performed, i.e. whether
     #                   one {#authorize} or {#skip_authorization} has been called
     def pundit_policy_authorized?
@@ -64,7 +73,7 @@ def authorize(record, query = nil, policy_class: nil)
 
       @_pundit_policy_authorized = true
 
-      Pundit.authorize(pundit_user, record, query, policy_class: policy_class, cache: policies)
+      pundit.authorize(record, query: query, policy_class: policy_class)
     end
 
     # Allow this action not to perform authorization.
@@ -100,7 +109,7 @@ def policy_scope(scope, policy_scope_class: nil)
     # @param record [Object] the object we're retrieving the policy for
     # @return [Object, nil] instance of policy class with query methods
     def policy(record)
-      policies[record] ||= Pundit.policy!(pundit_user, record)
+      policies[record] ||= pundit.policy!(record)
     end
 
     # Retrieves a set of permitted attributes from the policy by instantiating
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@ def policy(record)
     #   If omitted then this defaults to the Rails controller action name.
     # @return [Hash{String => Object}] the permitted attributes
     def permitted_attributes(record, action = action_name)
-      policy = policy(record)
+      policy = pundit.policy(record)
       method_name = if policy.respond_to?("permitted_attributes_for_#{action}")
         "permitted_attributes_for_#{action}"
       else
@@ -162,7 +171,7 @@ def pundit_user
     private
 
     def pundit_policy_scope(scope)
-      policy_scopes[scope] ||= Pundit.policy_scope!(pundit_user, scope)
+      policy_scopes[scope] ||= pundit.policy_scope!(scope)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pundit/context.rb b/lib/pundit/context.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a332462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pundit/context.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Pundit
+  class Context
+    def initialize(user:, policy_cache: {}, scope_cache: {})
+      @user = user
+
+      @policy_cache = policy_cache
+      @scope_cache = scope_cache
+    end
+
+    attr_reader :user
+
+    def with_user(new_user)
+      clone.tap { _1.instance_variable_set(:@user, new_user) }
+    end
+
+    # @api private
+    attr_reader :policy_cache
+
+    # @api private
+    attr_reader :scope_cache
+
+    # Retrieves the policy for the given record, initializing it with the
+    # record and user and finally throwing an error if the user is not
+    # authorized to perform the given action.
+    #
+    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
+    # @param possibly_namespaced_record [Object, Array] the object we're checking permissions of
+    # @param query [Symbol, String] the predicate method to check on the policy (e.g. `:show?`)
+    # @param policy_class [Class] the policy class we want to force use of
+    # @raise [NotAuthorizedError] if the given query method returned false
+    # @return [Object] Always returns the passed object record
+    def authorize(possibly_namespaced_record, query:, policy_class:)
+      record = pundit_model(possibly_namespaced_record)
+      policy = if policy_class
+        policy_class.new(user, record)
+      else
+        policy_cache[possibly_namespaced_record] ||= policy!(possibly_namespaced_record)
+      end
+
+      raise NotAuthorizedError, query: query, record: record, policy: policy unless policy.public_send(query)
+
+      record
+    end
+
+    # Retrieves the policy scope for the given record.
+    #
+    # @see https://github.com/varvet/pundit#scopes
+    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
+    # @param scope [Object] the object we're retrieving the policy scope for
+    # @raise [InvalidConstructorError] if the policy constructor called incorrectly
+    # @return [Scope{#resolve}, nil] instance of scope class which can resolve to a scope
+    def policy_scope(scope)
+      policy_scope_class = policy_finder(scope).scope
+      return unless policy_scope_class
+
+      begin
+        policy_scope = policy_scope_class.new(user, pundit_model(scope))
+      rescue ArgumentError
+        raise InvalidConstructorError, "Invalid #<#{policy_scope_class}> constructor is called"
+      end
+
+      policy_scope.resolve
+    end
+
+    # Retrieves the policy scope for the given record.
+    #
+    # @see https://github.com/varvet/pundit#scopes
+    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
+    # @param scope [Object] the object we're retrieving the policy scope for
+    # @raise [NotDefinedError] if the policy scope cannot be found
+    # @raise [InvalidConstructorError] if the policy constructor called incorrectly
+    # @return [Scope{#resolve}] instance of scope class which can resolve to a scope
+    def policy_scope!(scope)
+      policy_scope_class = policy_finder(scope).scope!
+      return unless policy_scope_class
+
+      begin
+        policy_scope = policy_scope_class.new(user, pundit_model(scope))
+      rescue ArgumentError
+        raise InvalidConstructorError, "Invalid #<#{policy_scope_class}> constructor is called"
+      end
+
+      policy_scope.resolve
+    end
+
+    # Retrieves the policy for the given record.
+    #
+    # @see https://github.com/varvet/pundit#policies
+    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
+    # @param record [Object] the object we're retrieving the policy for
+    # @raise [InvalidConstructorError] if the policy constructor called incorrectly
+    # @return [Object, nil] instance of policy class with query methods
+    def policy(record)
+      policy = policy_finder(record).policy
+      policy&.new(user, pundit_model(record))
+    rescue ArgumentError
+      raise InvalidConstructorError, "Invalid #<#{policy}> constructor is called"
+    end
+
+    # Retrieves the policy for the given record.
+    #
+    # @see https://github.com/varvet/pundit#policies
+    # @param user [Object] the user that initiated the action
+    # @param record [Object] the object we're retrieving the policy for
+    # @raise [NotDefinedError] if the policy cannot be found
+    # @raise [InvalidConstructorError] if the policy constructor called incorrectly
+    # @return [Object] instance of policy class with query methods
+    def policy!(record)
+      policy = policy_finder(record).policy!
+      policy.new(user, pundit_model(record))
+    rescue ArgumentError
+      raise InvalidConstructorError, "Invalid #<#{policy}> constructor is called"
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def policy_finder(...)
+      PolicyFinder.new(...)
+    end
+
+    def pundit_model(record)
+      record.is_a?(Array) ? record.last : record
+    end
+  end
+end