Julie Arliss

Julie Arliss is a British teacher of philosophy of religion and ethics at King's College, Taunton, an independent secondary school in Somerset, England. Arliss is known for the conferences she organizes for schools on philosophy and religion, working in partnership with the Ian Ramsey centre, University of Oxford organising projects for schools. She has a teaching vocation which includes the head of religious studies at St. Margarets School in Exeter, St. Catherines Academy in Belize and Richard Huish College, Taunton where she also taught A Level English. In 2002 her teaching at Richard Huish College featured in a Channel 4 documentary by Ian Rankin on the problem of evil. She has worked for King's College, Taunton, since at least 2010.
Conferences
Arliss has organised international conferences for gifted students on philosophy of religion, science and ethics since at least 2002. In 2009 she founded the Symposium for Philosophy and Religion at King's College, Taunton, which held annual debates and lectures. She founded Academy Conferences Ltd in 2009 and Academy Knowledge Network Ltd, later named Academy Ltd, in 2016. The companies hold conferences for schools; speakers have included Keith Ward, Daphne Hampson, Tom Greggs, Keith Ward, Alister McGrath, Andrew Pinsent, Keith Ward, Martin Rees, Andrew Pinsent, Stephen Law, Raymond Tallis, Daphne Hampson, Roger Scruton, Keith Ward, and Anthony Seldon.
In 2014 Arliss brought the Philosothon movement from Australia to the UK, which is currently being hosted by Kings College Taunton. Arliss worked on the project with Father Mark Smith, head of philosophy and religion at King’s College, Taunton; Lizzie Lewis of SAPERE; and Michael Lacewing of Heythrop College.
Selected works
*(2000) with Peter Vardy. , Dialogue Australasia, Issue 3, May 2000, pp. 26-29.
*(2003) with Peter Vardy. The Thinker's Guide to God. Alresford, Hants: John Hunt Publishing Ltd.
*(2003) with Peter Vardy. The Thinker's Guide to Evil. Alresford, Hants: John Hunt Publishing Ltd.
*(2005) "The Da Vinci Code and the Sacred Feminine". Dialogue Australasia. Issue 14, November 2005.
*(2011) "Smoking Gun". Dialogue Australasia. Issue 25, May 2011.
*(2012) . Dialogue Australasia. Issue 27, May 2012, pp. 22-25.
*(2013) "The Big Idea of Tolerance". Dialogue Australasia. Issue 29, May 2013.

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