John kippley biography

Ethics writer and audiovisual producer

John Francis Kippley, American Ethics writer and audiovisual producer.

Background

Kippley, John Francis was born on November 6, 1930 in Minneapolis. Son of Frank F. and Hazel E. (Forth) Kippley.

Education

Bachelor in Philosophy, St. Paul Seminary, Minnesota, 1952. Master of Arts in Industrial Relations, University Minnesota, 1956. Master of Arts in Theology, University San Francisco, 1967.

Master Applied Theology, Graduate Theological Union, California, 1970.

Career

Consultant business and marketing various, 1956-1962. Religious educator, 1963-1969. Educator college theology, 1970-1974.

President Couple to Couple League, Cincinnati, since 1974.

Achievements

• John Francis Kippley has been listed as a notable Ethics writer and audiovisual producer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

Connections

Married Sheila K. Matgen, April 27, 1963. Children: Jennifer, Mary, Margaret, Karen, Christopher.

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The Art of Natural Family Planning

February 24, 2023

A BROAD SUMMARY OF NFP, AND ITS BASIS (RELIGIOUS AND OTHERWISE)

Authors John & Sheila Kippley wrote in the Introduction to this 1977 book, “The title of this manual… was chosen very deliberately. In practice, natural family planning is an art. It involves a certain amount of skill in observing and interpreting the monthly signs. It is relatively simple, but still it has to be learned. It involves the use of reason in the learning process and in making practical judgements. It involves the use of freedom in making decisions about whether to express mutual marital affection in the coital embrace or in some other way….

“The primary purpose of this manual is to help people to develop the art of natural family planning. It can also be used by those, such as doctors, who simply want more information, but it is designed especially for typical couples with common, ordinary concerns about family planning. This manual is intended to help those couples in two ways. First of all, the manual is as complete a handbook on the various met

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About John F. Kippley

John F. Kippley is Co-founder and president of Natural Family Planning International. He was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He married Sheila (Matgen) Kippley, and they have five children and ten grandchildren. He earned a B.A. in philosophy at St. Paul Seminary; an M.A. in industrial relations from University of Minnesota; an M.A. in theology from the University of San Francisco; an M.A.T. in applied theology from the School of Applied Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California; and an Honorary Doctor of Ethics from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He has authored several books, including: Battle-Scarred: Justice Can Be Elusive; Birth Control and Christian Discipleship; Marriage Is for Keeps; Sex and the Marriage Covenant: A Basis for Morality; and multiple articles and brochures dealing with Catholic sexual morality, natural family planning, and related issues. All the books and many of the articles are currently available at www.NFPandmore.org, the website of NFP International.