Christianity Moral influence Recapitulation Substitutionary Ransom Christus Victor Satisfaction Penal substitution Governmental Limited Unlimited v   t   e http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4CQ0GXkUGBY/TiWxk53P4yI/AAAAAAAAFSM/V-ElFSpfYPQ/s1600/antennae+001.jpg The  recapitulation theory of the  atonement  is a  doctrine  in  Christian theology  related to the meaning and effect of the  death  of  Jesus  Christ. Although sometimes absent from summaries of atonement