 In October 2007, Giles was made an honorary Canon of Southwark Cathedral, along with four other clergy members from the Diocese of Southwark.His first book, 'Space for Grace - Creating Inclusive Churches', was published by Canterbury Press in 2008.In March 2015 Goddard was obliged to apologise for inviting Muslims to conduct Muslim prayers in St John's Waterloo an action that caused national controversy.